• 文献标题:   Adiabatic quantum pump in a zigzag graphene nanoribbon junction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG L
  • 作者关键词:   quantum pump, zigzag graphene nanoribbon, pseudoparity, current
  • 出版物名称:   CHINESE PHYSICS B
  • ISSN:   1674-1056 EI 1741-4199
  • 通讯作者地址:   Nanjing Forestry Univ
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1088/1674-1056/24/11/117202
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

The adiabatic electron transport is theoretically studied in a zigzag graphene nanoribbon (ZGNR) junction with two time-dependent pumping electric fields. By modeling a ZGNR p-n junction and applying the Keldysh Green's function method, we find that a pumped charge current is flowing in the device at a zero external bias, which mainly comes from the photon-assisted tunneling process and the valley selection rule in an even-chain ZGNR junction. The pumped charge current and its ON and OFF states can be efficiently modulated by changing the system parameters such as the pumping frequency, the pumping phase difference, and the Fermi level. A ferromagnetic ZGNR device is also studied to generate a pure spin current and a fully polarized spin current due to the combined spin pump effect and the valley valve effect. Our finding might pave the way to manipulate the degree of freedom of electrons in a graphene-based electronic device.