• 文献标题:   Hanle precession in the presence of energy-dependent coupling between localized states and an epitaxial graphene spin channel
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   VAN DEN BERG JJ, KAVERZIN A, VAN WEES BJ
  • 作者关键词:  
  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   2469-9950 EI 2469-9969
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Groningen
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.94.235417
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

Hanle spin precession measurements are a common method to extract the spin transport properties of graphene. In epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide, these measurements show unexpected behavior, due to presumed localized states in the carbon buffer layer that is present between the channel and the substrate. As a consequence, the Hanle curve narrows in its magnetic field dependence and can show an unconventional shape, which has been experimentally observed and modeled in previous studies. Here, we extend the previously developed model by assuming that the localized states are charge traps, that have a power-law distribution of trapping times. Our simulations show that the energy dependence of these trapping times can be extracted from the temperature evolution of the Hanle curve, which was previously observed in experiments. Our extended model gives better insight into what processes play a role when a spin channel is coupled to localized states and their relation to the experimental observations.