• 文献标题:   Atomistic switch of giant magnetoresistance and spin thermopower in graphene-like nanoribbons
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHAI MX, WANG XF
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  • 出版物名称:   SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
  • ISSN:   2045-2322
  • 通讯作者地址:   Soochow Univ
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1038/srep36762
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

We demonstrate that the giant magnetoresistance can be switched off (on) in even-(odd-) width zigzag graphene-like nanoribbons by an atomistic gate potential or edge disorder inside the domain wall in the antiparallel (ap) magnetic configuration. A strong magneto-thermopower effect is also predicted that the spin thermopower can be greatly enhanced in the ap configuration while the charge thermopower remains low. The results extracted from the tight-binding model agree well with those obtained by first-principles simulations for edge doped graphene nanoribbons. Analytical expressions in the simplest case are obtained to facilitate qualitative analyses in general contexts.