• 文献标题:   Controlling the efficiency of spin injection into graphene by carrier drift
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   JOZSA C, POPINCIUC M, TOMBROS N, JONKMAN HT, VAN WEES BJ
  • 作者关键词:   aluminium compound, carbon, cobalt, electrical contact, ferromagnetic material, nanostructured material, spin valve
  • 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:   64
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.79.081402
  • 出版年:   2009

▎ 摘  要

Electrical spin injection from ferromagnetic metals into graphene is hindered by the impedance mismatch between the two materials. This problem can be reduced by the introduction of a thin tunnel barrier at the interface. We present room-temperature nonlocal spin valve measurements in cobalt/aluminum-oxide/graphene structures with an injection efficiency as high as 18%, where electrical contact is achieved through relatively transparent regions in the oxide. This value is further enhanced to 31% by applying a dc current bias on the injector electrodes, which causes carrier drift away from the contact. A reverse bias reduces the ac spin valve signal to zero or negative values. We introduce a model that quantitatively predicts the behavior of the spin accumulation in the graphene under such circumstances, showing a good agreement with our measurements.