• 文献标题:   The spin-dependent transport properties of a zigzag graphene nanoribbon edge-defect junction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   AN LP, LIU NH
  • 作者关键词:   graphene nanoribbon, edgedefect junction, spindependent transport
  • 出版物名称:   NEW CARBON MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1007-8827
  • 通讯作者地址:   Shaoguan Univ
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1016/S1872-5805(12)60012-2
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

First-principles calculation was performed to investigate the transport properties of edge-defect junctions of graphene with H-terminated or bare edges, which were generated by removing edge carbon atoms from a perfect ribbon. The edge defect changes the electronic transport behavior of a zigzag graphene nanoribbon from spin-degenerated for a perfect ribbon to highly spin-polarized for edge-defective ones at the Fermi level. The electronic local density of states isosurface calculations could help understand the transport results. These junctions could generate spin-polarized currents. Especially, the bare edge-defect junction has a high spin filter efficiency regardless of the external bias. This behavior suggests a possible use of the edge-defective graphene in a spin filter system.