Spin conductance of diffusive graphene nanoribbons: a probe of zigzag edge magnetization

Bundesmann, Jan and Liu, Ming-Hao and Adagideli, İnanç and Richter, Klaus (2013) Spin conductance of diffusive graphene nanoribbons: a probe of zigzag edge magnetization. Physical Review B, 88 (19). ISSN 1098-0121 (Print) 1550-235X (Online)

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Abstract

We investigate spin transport in diffusive graphene nanoribbons with both clean and rough zigzag edges, and long-range potential fluctuations. The long-range fields along the ribbon edges cause the local doping to come close to the charge neutrality point forming p-n junctions with localized magnetic moments, similar to the predicted magnetic edge of clean zigzag graphene nanoribbons. The resulting random edge magnetization polarizes charge currents and causes sample-to-sample fluctuations of the spin currents obeying universal predictions. We show furthermore that, although the average spin conductance vanishes, an applied transverse in-plane electric field can generate a finite spin conductance. A similar effect can also be achieved by aligning the edge magnetic moments through an external magnetic field.
Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Article Number: 195406
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Q Science > QC Physics > QC176-176.9 Solids. Solid state physics
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Basic Sciences > Physics
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: İnanç Adagideli
Date Deposited: 17 Jan 2014 15:45
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 09:09
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/23151

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