Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2012-01-30
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
6 pages, 5 figures, PDFLaTeX; Figure labels corrected
Scientific paper
Using the nonequilibrium Green function formalism combined with density functional theory, we study finite-bias quantum transport in Ni/Gr_n/Ni vertical heterostructures where $n$ graphene layers are sandwiched between two semi-infinite Ni(111) electrodes. We find that recently predicted "pessimistic" magnetoresistance of 100% for $n \ge 5$ junctions at zero bias voltage $V_b \rightarrow 0$, persists up to $V_b \simeq 0.4$ V, which makes such devices promising for spin-torque-based device applications. In addition, for parallel orientations of the Ni magnetizations, the $n=5$ junction exhibits a pronounced negative differential resistance as the bias voltage is increased from $V_b=0$ V to $V_b \simeq 0.5$ V. We confirm that both of these nonequilibrium effects hold for different types of bonding of Gr on the Ni(111) surface while maintaining Bernal stacking between individual Gr layers.
Blom Anders
Nikolic Branislav K.
Saha Kamal Krishna
Thygesen Kristian S.
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