Nanostructured graphene for spintronics

Søren Schou Gregersen, Stephen R. Power, Antti Pekka Jauho

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Abstract

Zigzag edges of the honeycomb structure of graphene exhibit magnetic polarization, making them attractive as building blocks for spintronic devices. Here, we show that devices with zigzag-edged triangular antidots perform essential spintronic functionalities, such as spatial spin splitting or spin filtering of unpolarized incoming currents. Near-perfect performance can be obtained with optimized structures. The device performance is robust against substantial disorder. The gate-voltage dependence of transverse resistance is qualitatively different for spin-polarized and spin-unpolarized devices, and can be used as a diagnostic tool. Importantly, the suggested devices are feasible within current technologies.

Original languageEnglish
Article number121406
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume95
Issue number12
ISSN2469-9950
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Mar 2017

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