• 文献标题:   Graphene-based half-metal and spin-semiconductor for spintronic applications
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   QI JS, CHEN XF, HU KG, FENG J
  • 作者关键词:   heterostructure, magnetism, graphene, spintronic
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF PHYSICSCONDENSED MATTER
  • ISSN:   0953-8984 EI 1361-648X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Jiangsu Normal Univ
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1088/0953-8984/28/12/126004
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

In this letter we propose a strategy to make graphene become a half-metal or spin-semiconductor by combining the magnetic proximity effects and sublattice symmetry breaking in graphone/graphene and graphone/graphene/BN heterostructures. Exchange interactions lift the spin degeneracy and sublattice symmetry breaking opens a band gap in graphene. More interestingly, the gap opening depends on the spin direction and the competition between the sublattice asymmetry and exchange field determines the system is a half-metal or a spin-semiconductor. By first-principles calculations and a low-energy effective model analysis, we elucidate the underlying physical mechanism of spin-dependent gap opening and spin degeneracy splitting. This offers an alternative practical platform for graphene-based spintronics.