Spin-dependent transport for armchair-edge graphene nanoribbons between ferromagnetic leads

Details Spin-dependent transport for armchair-edge graphene nanoribbons between ferromagnetic leads Spin-dependent transport for armchair-edge graphene nanoribbons between ferromagnetic leads

2011-06-20

arxiv.org/abs/1106.3843v1

JPCM 23, 135304 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

8 pages, 8 figures

Scientific paper

We theoretically investigate the spin-dependent transport for the system of an armchair-edge graphene nanoribbon (AGNR) between two ferromagnetic (FM) leads with arbitrary polarization directions at low temperatures, where a magnetic insulator is deposited on the AGNR to induce an exchange splitting between spin-up and -down carriers. By using the standard nonequilibrium Green's function (NGF) technique, it is demonstrated that, the spin-resolved transport property for the system depends sensitively on both the width of AGNR and the polarization strength of FM leads. The tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) around zero bias voltage possesses a pronounced plateau structure for system with semiconducting 7-AGNR or metallic 8-AGNR in the absence of exchange splitting, but this plateau structure for 8-AGNR system is remarkably broader than that for 7-AGNR one. Interestingly, the increase of exchange splitting $\Delta$ suppresses the amplitude of the structure for 7-AGNR system. However, the TMR is enhanced much for 8-AGNR system under the bias amplitude comparable to splitting strength. Further, the current-induced spin transfer torque (STT) for 7-AGNR system is systematically larger than that for 8-AGNR one. The findings here suggest the design of GNR-based spintronic devices by using a metallic AGNR, but it is more favorable to fabricate a current-controlled magnetic memory element by using a semiconducting AGNR.

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