• 文献标题:   Superconducting switch made of graphene-nanoribbon junctions
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIANG QF, DONG JM
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  • 出版物名称:   NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   0957-4484 EI 1361-6528
  • 通讯作者地址:   Nanjing Univ
  • 被引频次:   15
  • DOI:   10.1088/0957-4484/19/35/355706
  • 出版年:   2008

▎ 摘  要

The transmission of superconductor-graphene nanoribbon-superconductor junctions (SGS) has been studied by the non-equilibrium Green's function method. It is found that the on-site potential U in the center zigzag graphene nanoribbon (ZGNR) of the SGS junction plays an important role in the magnitude of the supercurrent I-c. As the effective Fermi energy mu(eff) (mu(eff) = mu(F)-U) goes from negative to positive, the SGS junction would suddenly transform from an 'OFF' state to an 'ON' state. And, as mu(eff) increases further, the Ic will continue to increase. This switching behavior of the SGS junction shares the same origin with the zigzag GNR valley-isospin valve (Rycerz et al 2007 Nat. Phys. 3 172). Besides the valley-isospin, the density of states will also have an effect on the suppression of Ic.