• 文献标题:   Adatoms in graphene as a source of current polarization: Role of the local magnetic moment
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIMA MP, DA SILVA AJR, FAZZIO A
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   2469-9950 EI 2469-9969
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Sao Paulo
  • 被引频次:   21
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.84.245411
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

We theoretically investigate spin-resolved currents flowing in large-area graphene, with and without defects, doped with single atoms of noble metals (Cu, Ag, and Au) and 3d-transition metals (Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni). We show that the presence of a local magnetic moment is a necessary but not sufficient condition to have a nonzero current polarization. An essential requirement is the presence of spin-split localized levels near the Fermi energy that strongly hybridize with the graphene pi bands. We also show that a gate potential can be used to tune the energy of these localized levels, leading to an external way to control the degree of spin-polarized current without the application of a magnetic field.