• 文献标题:   Generation of fully spin-polarized currents in three-terminal graphene-based transistors
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   FARGHADAN R, SAFFARZADEH A
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  • 出版物名称:   RSC ADVANCES
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  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Kashan
  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1039/c5ra13167g
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

We propose three-terminal spin devices with graphene nanoribbons (terminals) and a graphene flake (channel) to generate a highly spin-polarized current without an external magnetic field or ferromagnetic electrodes. The Hubbard repulsion within the mean-field approximation plays the main role to separate the unpolarized electric current at the source terminal into spin-polarized currents at the drain terminals. It is shown that by modulating one of the drain voltages, a fully spin-polarized current can be generated in the other drain terminal. In addition, the geometry of the channel and the arrangement of edge atoms have significant impact on the efficiency of spin currents in the three-terminal junctions which might be utilized in generation of graphene-based spin transistors.