• 文献标题:   The spin filtering effect and negative differential behavior of the graphene-pentalene-graphene molecular junction: a theoretical analysis
  • 文献类型:   Article, Proceedings Paper
  • 作  者:   BHATTACHARYA B, MONDAL R, SARKAR U
  • 作者关键词:   density functional theory, spin filtering effect, negative differential effect, molecular junction, rectification ratio
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MODELING
  • ISSN:   1610-2940 EI 0948-5023
  • 通讯作者地址:   Assam Univ
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1007/s00894-018-3818-1
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Density functional theory (DFT) combined with nonequilibrium Green's function (NEGF) formalism are used to investigate the effects of substitutional doping by nitrogen and sulfur on transport properties of AGNR-pentalene-AGNR nanojunction. A considerable spin filtering capability in a wide bias range is observed for all systems, which may have potential application in spintronics devices. Moreover, all model devices exhibit a negative differential effect with considerable peak-to-valley ratio. Thus, our findings provide a way to produce multifunctional spintronic devices based on nitrogen and sulfur doped pentalene-AGNR nanojunctions. The underlying mechanism for this interesting behavior was exposed by analyzing the transmission spectrum as well as the electrostatic potential distribution. In addition, a system doped with an odd number of dopant shows a rectifying efficiency comparable to other systems. The above findings strongly imply that such a multifunctional molecular device would be a useful candidate for molecular electronics.