• 文献标题:   Electronic, magnetic and transport properties of graphene ribbons terminated by nanotubes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   AKHUKOV MA, YUAN SJ, FASOLINO A, KATSNELSON MI
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  • 出版物名称:   NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   1367-2630
  • 通讯作者地址:   Radboud Univ Nijmegen
  • 被引频次:   7
  • DOI:   10.1088/1367-2630/14/12/123012
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

We study, by density functional and large-scale tight-binding transport calculations, the electronic structure, magnetism and transport properties of the recently proposed graphene ribbons with edges rolled to form nanotubes. Edges with armchair nanotubes present magnetic moments localized either in the tube or the ribbon and of metallic or half-metallic character, depending on the symmetry of the junction. These properties have potential for spin valve and spin filter devices with advantages over other proposed systems. Edges with zigzag nanotubes are either metallic or semiconducting without affecting the intrinsic mobility of the ribbon. Varying the type and size of the nanotubes and ribbons offers the possibility to tailor the magnetic and transport properties, making these systems very promising for applications.