Graphene nanoring as a tunable source of polarized electrons

We propose a novel spin filter based on a graphene nanoring fabricated above a ferromagnetic strip. The exchange interaction between the magnetic moments of the ions in the ferromagnet and the electron spin splits the electronic states, and gives rise to spin polarization of the conductance and the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Munarriz, J., Domínguez-Adame Acosta, Francisco, Orellana, P. A., Malyshev, Andrey
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/44399
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44399
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:538.9
Nanoribbons
Devices
Zigzag
Física de materiales
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Sumario:We propose a novel spin filter based on a graphene nanoring fabricated above a ferromagnetic strip. The exchange interaction between the magnetic moments of the ions in the ferromagnet and the electron spin splits the electronic states, and gives rise to spin polarization of the conductance and the total electric current. We demonstrate that both the current and its polarization can be controlled by a side-gate voltage. This opens the possibility to use the proposed device as a tunable source of polarized electrons.