• 文献标题:   Spin filter effect and large magnetoresistance in the zigzag graphene nanoribbons
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   NIU ZP, XING DY
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  • 出版物名称:   EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL B
  • ISSN:   1434-6028
  • 通讯作者地址:   Nanjing Univ Aeronaut Astronaut
  • 被引频次:   11
  • DOI:   10.1140/epjb/e2009-00401-3
  • 出版年:   2010

▎ 摘  要

The spin filter effect and magnetoresistance (MR) in the graphene nanoribbons with zigzag edges have been investigated by the non-equilibrium Green's function method. Due to the spin-dependent current blocking effect, the ferromagnetic graphene/normal graphene junction can filter the spin in one direction, so a fully spin-polarized current is found. As the on-site energy mu(R) in the right lead goes from negative to positive, the spin-down transmission would suddenly transforms from an `ON' state to an `OFF' state, however the spin-up transmission transforms from an `OFF' state to an `ON' state, so we can choose the current's spin polarized direction by tuning mu(R). For the ferromagnetic graphene/ferromagnetic graphene junction the current for the antiparallel magnetization configuration is blocked, a very large MR is obtained. It is expected that these features may serve as a type of useful spintronic devices in future.