• 文献标题:   Electronic and spin transport properties of a benzene molecule connected to graphene leads
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SIMCHI H, ESMAEILZADEH M, SAANI MH
  • 作者关键词:   benzene molecule, local density of state, rashba spinorbit interaction, transmission function
  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI BBASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0370-1972 EI 1521-3951
  • 通讯作者地址:   Iran Univ Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1002/pssb.201248058
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

Electronic and spin transport properties of a benzene molecule connected to semi-infinite armchair and zigzag graphene nano-ribbon leads are calculated using non-equilibrium Green function (NEGF) method at zero bias regime. It is shown that, the molecule is conductive in a specific range of energy for both armchair and zigzag leads. This behavior is similar for both kinds of leads. In presence of Rashba spinorbit interaction, the molecule shows spin filtering properties for both kinds of leads but these properties are not similar for armchair and zigzag leads. Also, a spin-polarized current is seen in the molecule connected to zigzag leads. The benzene molecule with Rashba spinorbit interaction can be considered as an excellent candidate for molecular electronic and spintronic devices which can have very small dimensions relative to the conventional semiconductor devices.