• 文献标题:   Spin inversion in graphene spin valves by gate-tunable magnetic proximity effect at one-dimensional contacts
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   XU JS, SINGH S, KATOCH J, WU GZ, ZHU TC, ZUTIC I, KAWAKAMI RK
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  • 出版物名称:   NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   2041-1723
  • 通讯作者地址:   Ohio State Univ
  • 被引频次:   13
  • DOI:   10.1038/s41467-018-05358-3
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Graphene has remarkable opportunities for spintronics due to its high mobility and long spin diffusion length, especially when encapsulated in hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN). Here, we demonstrate gate-tunable spin transport in such encapsulated graphene-based spin valves with one-dimensional (1D) ferromagnetic edge contacts. An electrostatic backgate tunes the Fermi level of graphene to probe different energy levels of the spin-polarized density of states (DOS) of the 1D ferromagnetic contact, which interact through a magnetic proximity effect (MPE) that induces ferromagnetism in graphene. In contrast to conventional spin valves, where switching between high-and low-resistance configuration requires magnetization reversal by an applied magnetic field or a high-density spin-polarized current, we provide an alternative path with the gate-controlled spin inversion in graphene.