• 文献标题:   Towards the reality of spin field effect transistor utilizing a graphene channel with spin-splitting
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YANG YH, LI L, LIU Y, MIAO GX
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, exchange field, spin field effect transistor, spin filter
  • 出版物名称:   MATERIALS RESEARCH EXPRESS
  • ISSN:   2053-1591
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Waterloo
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1088/2053-1591/3/10/105004
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

We propose a spin field effect transistor using a graphene nanoribbon as the channel. The control and manipulation of the electron spin in the channel modulate the spin-polarized current. The modulation is carried out by the magnetic exchange field which arises from the electron exchange interaction with ferromagnetic gate and quantum confinement effect. Numerical estimation indicates that a substantial magnetic exchange field can generate a phase difference on the order of pi within a timeframe far below the spin lifetime and timescale between successive collisions, which ensures both the spin coherence and ballistic conduction during the electron transport. A graphene ribbon with armchair boundaries has the desired Dirac point and metallic character. This Dirac-like dispersion relation, together with negligible spin-orbit coupling, makes large on-off ratio feasible even in the presence of thermal dispersion.