在双层石墨烯的带隙开口下探索室温旋转传输
Christopher R Anderson1, Noel Natera-Cordero2,3, Victor H Guarochico-Moreira2,4,5
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. chris.anderson@manchester.ac.uk.
Scientific reports
|June 26, 2023
概括
我们在双层石墨烯场效应晶体管中演示室温自旋传输. 通过带间隙开口对自旋特性进行电气控制,显示了自旋电子设备的潜力.
科学领域:
- 凝聚物质物理学 凝聚物质物理学
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 这就是Spintronics.
背景情况:
- 比莱尔石墨烯表现出独特的电子特性.
- 在室温下控制自旋传输对于自旋电子学来说至关重要.
- 六角化 (hBN) 封装可以提高材料质量.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究在封装双层石墨烯中电荷和自旋传输的室温电气控制.
- 用外部电场来证明旋转传输参数的调制.
- 为了展示基于旋转的场效应晶体管的可行性.
主要方法:
- 制造高质量的双层石墨烯设备,用hBN封装.
- 通过1D自旋注入器与石墨烯接触.
- 应用一个垂直的位移场来打开一个带间隙.
- 在室温下测量自旋传输.
主要成果:
- 在设备架构中,旋转传输在室温下是可测量的.
- 旋转运输参数是由位移场调制的.
- 调制主要由旋转放松时间的控制主导.
- 演示了基于旋转的场效应晶体管的基本操作.
结论:
- 在双层石墨烯中,可以实现对旋转传输的室温电气控制.
- 排位场通过控制旋转放松有效调节旋转特性.
- 这项工作为开发基于石墨烯的实用自旋电子设备奠定了基础.
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