• 文献标题:   Valley polarization in graphene-silicene-graphene heterojunction in zigzag nanoribbon
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SHEN M, ZHANG YY, AN XT, LIU JJ, LI SS
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0021-8979 EI 1089-7550
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chinese Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   11
  • DOI:   10.1063/1.4883193
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Considering the difference of energy bands in graphene and silicene, we put forward a new model of the graphene-silicene-graphene (GSG) heterojunction. In the GSG, we study the valley polarization properties in a zigzag nanoribbon in the presence of an external electric field. We find the energy range associated with the bulk gap of silicene has a valley polarization more than 95%. Under the protection of the topological edge states of the silicene, the valley polarization remains even the small non-magnetic disorder is introduced. These results have certain practical significance in applications for future valley valve. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.