• 文献标题:   Graphene-passivated cobalt as a spin-polarized electrode: growth and application to organic spintronics
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHOU GQ, TANG GQ, LI T, PAN GX, DENG ZH, ZHANG FP
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, chemical vapor deposition, spin injection, ferromagnetic electrode, spin valve
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS DAPPLIED PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0022-3727 EI 1361-6463
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chinese Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1088/1361-6463/aa5445
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

The ferromagnetic electrode on which a clean high-quality electrode/interlayer interface is formed, is critical to achieve efficient injection of spin-dependent electrons in spintronic devices. In this work, we report on the preparation of graphene-passivated cobalt electrodes for application in vertical spin valves (SVs). In this strategy, high-quality monolayer and bi-layer graphene sheets have been grown directly on the crystal Co film substrates in a controllable process by chemical vapor deposition. The electrode is oxidation resistant and ensures a clean crystalline graphene/Co interface. The AlOx-based magnetic junction devices using such bottom electrodes, exhibit a negative tunnel magneto-resistance (TMR) of ca. 1.0% in the range of 5 K-300 K. Furthermore, we have also fabricated organic-based SVs employing a thin layer of fullerene C-60 or an N-type polymeric semiconductor as the interlayer. The devices of both materials show a tunneling behavior of spin-polarized electron transport as well as appreciable TMR effect, demonstrating the high potential of such graphene-coated Co electrodes for organic-based spintronics.