• 文献标题:   Spin field-effect transistor action via tunable polarization of the spin injection in a Co/MgO/graphene contact
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   RINGER S, ROSENAUER M, VOLKL T, KADUR M, HOPPERDIETZEL F, WEISS D, EROMS J
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  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0003-6951 EI 1077-3118
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Regensburg
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1063/1.5049664
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

We fabricated a non-local spin valve device with Co-MgO injector/detector tunnel contacts on a graphene spin channel. In this device, the spin polarization of the injector contact can be tuned by both the injector current bias and the gate voltage. The spin polarization can be turned off and even inverted. This behavior enables a spin transistor where the signal is switched off by turning off the spin injection using the field-effect. We propose a model based on a gate-dependent shift of the minimum in the graphene density of states with respect to the tunneling density of states of cobalt, which can explain the observed bias and gate dependence. Published by AIP Publishing.