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Spatial manipulating spin-polarization and tunneling patterns in graphene spirals via periphery structural modification.
- Source :
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Carbon . Mar2017, Vol. 113, p325-333. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- A new carbon-based morphology, graphene spirals (GSs), possesses interesting electronic features with inter-layer interaction and intra-layer interaction, ascribed to its unique intra-system electronic coupling states. The spin-polarization and the tunneling patterns of GSs manipulated by the periphery structural modification were investigated in detail with first principle calculations. The spin-polarized edge-states and transport properties can be enhanced and modulated by the constructed trigonal corners efficiently. Governed by the position and the number of the introduced carbon-hexagons, diverse spin-polarized tunneling states and various edge-state couplings between central spiral structure and electrodes can be achieved. More significantly, the contribution of inter-layer tunneling and intra-layer tunneling can be dominated by the topological signatures of GSs. For all spiral conformations, inter-layer tunneling always contributes to the net spin-dependent current. Remarkably, when carbon-hexagons are introduced at some typical positions, the complete spiral current along spiral construction is induced by intra-layer tunneling. Those features provide a good tunability of spin-polarized couplings and tunneling patterns in GSs for spintronic applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00086223
- Volume :
- 113
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Carbon
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120242818
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2016.11.052