• 文献标题:   Magnetotransport through graphene spin valves
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DING KH, ZHU ZG, BERAKDAR J
  • 作者关键词:   green s function method, landau level, magnetisation, magnetoelectronic, spin polarised transport, spin valve, tunnelling magnetoresistance
  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   1098-0121
  • 通讯作者地址:   Changsha Univ Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   23
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.79.045405
  • 出版年:   2009

▎ 摘  要

We present a theoretical study on the spin-dependent transport through a spin valve consisting of graphene sandwiched between two magnetic leads with an arbitrary orientation of the lead magnetization. No gate voltage is applied. Using Keldysh's nonequilibrium Green's function method we show that, in absence of external magnetic fields, the current-voltage curves are nonlinear. Around zero bias the differential conductance versus bias voltage possesses a strong dip. The zero-bias anomaly in the tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) is affected strongly by the leads' spin polarization. Depending on the value of the bias-voltage TMR exhibits a behavior ranging from an insulating to a metallic type. In presence of a static external magnetic field the differential conductance and TMR as a function of the bias voltage and the strength of the magnetic field show periodic oscillations due to Landau-level crossings. We also inspect the effects of the temperature and the polarization degrees on the differential conductance and TMR.