• 文献标题:   Heterospin Junctions in Zigzag-Edged Graphene Nanoribbons
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GIRAO EC, LIANG LB, MEUNIER V
  • 作者关键词:   graphene nanoribbon, edge state, quantum transport, green s function
  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED SCIENCESBASEL
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  • 通讯作者地址:   Rensselaer Polytech Inst
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.3390/app4030351
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

We propose a graphene nanoribbon-based heterojunction, where a defect-free interface separates two zigzag graphene nanoribbons prepared in opposite antiferromagnetic spin configurations. This heterospin junction is found to allow the redirecting of low-energy electrons from one edge to the other. The basic scattering mechanisms and their relation to the system's geometry are investigated through a combination of Landauer-Green's function and the S-matrix and eigen-channel methods within a tight-binding + Hubbard model validated with density functional theory. The findings demonstrate the possibility of using zigzag-edged graphene nanoribbons (zGNRs) in complex networks where current can be transmitted across the entire system, instead of following the shortest paths along connected edges belonging to the same sub-lattice.