• 文献标题:   Carrier Drift Control of Spin Currents in Graphene-Based Spin-Current Demultiplexers
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   INGLAAYNES J, KAVERZIN AA, VAN WEES BJ
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW APPLIED
  • ISSN:   2331-7019
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Groningen
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevApplied.10.044073
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Electrical control of spin transport is promising for achieving new device functionalities. Here we calculate the propagation of spin currents in a graphene-based spin-current demultiplexer under the effect of drift currents. We show that, using spin- and charge-transport parameters already obtained in experiments, the spin currents can be guided in a controlled way. In particular, spin-current selectivities up to 10(2) can be achieved for measurements over a distance of 10 mu m under a moderate drift current density of 20 mu A/mu m, meaning that the spin current in the arm that is off is only 1% of the current in the arm that is on. To illustrate the versatility of this approach, we show similar efficiencies in a device with four outputs and the possibility of multiplexer operation using spin drift. Finally, we explain how the effect can be optimized in graphene and two-dimensional semiconductors.