• 文献标题:   Thermal gradient driven spin current in BN co-doped ferromagnetic zigzag graphene nanoribbons
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SONG LL, JIN SP, LIU Y, YUAN LW, YANG ZH, JIANG P, ZHENG XH
  • 作者关键词:   spin current, thermal gradient, seebeck effect, first principles calculation
  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICA ELOWDIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS NANOSTRUCTURES
  • ISSN:   1386-9477 EI 1873-1759
  • 通讯作者地址:   Hefei Univ Technol
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.physe.2019.113684
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Based on first principles calculations, we investigate thermal spin transport in a zigzag graphene nanoribbon (ZGNR) device with B and N atoms doped at the opposite edges. It is found that by applying a thermal gradient without a bias voltage across the BN co-doped ZGNR device, spin-up and spin-down charge currents flowing in opposite directions are induced, leading to spin current. Specifically, a giant Seebeck thermopower with opposite signs for the two spin channels is obtained in the linear response regime and the magnitude is dependent on the doping concentration. More importantly, by slightly tuning the chemical potential, pure spin current can be achieved. These findings suggest a feasible way for producing thermal spin current in ZGNRs and will be greatly instructive in the design of graphene based spintronic devices.