• 文献标题:   Charge and spin transport in graphene-based heterostructure
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZENG MG, SHEN L, YANG M, ZHANG C, FENG YP
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  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0003-6951
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Univ Singapore
  • 被引频次:   55
  • DOI:   10.1063/1.3549154
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

We investigate electron transport properties of a heterostructure based on zigzag graphene nanoribbon (ZGNR) by first-principles calculations. This heterostructure consists of hydrogen-terminated ZGNR (ZGNR-H) and oxygen-terminated ZGNR (ZGNR-O). We find that both charge and spin transport can be well controlled with the ZGNR-H/ZGNR-O heterostructure. A large charge transmission gap appears near the Fermi energy, and rectification behavior is observed. Moreover, the ZGNR-H/ZGNR-O heterostructure can act as a perfect bipolar spin filter or magnetoresistance device. Our results show that the ZGNR-H/ZGNR-O heterostructure hold promise for combining magnetoelectronics and conventional charge-based electronics. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3549154]