• 文献标题:   Graphene-based spin-pumping transistor
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GUIMARAES FSM, COSTA AT, MUNIZ RB, FERREIRA MS
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   1098-0121
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Fed Fluminense
  • 被引频次:   15
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.81.233402
  • 出版年:   2010

▎ 摘  要

We demonstrate with a fully quantum-mechanical approach that graphene can function as gate-controllable transistors for pumped spin currents, i.e., a stream of angular momentum induced by the precession of adjacent magnetizations, which exists in the absence of net charge currents. Furthermore, we propose as a proof of concept how these spin currents can be modulated by an electrostatic gate. Because our proposal involves nanosized systems that function with very high speeds and in the absence of any applied bias, it is potentially useful for the development of transistors capable of combining large processing speeds, enhanced integration, and extremely low-power consumption.