Spin-dependent transport properties in a pyrene–graphene nanoribbon device

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (20) ◽  
pp. 16634-16639 ◽  
Author(s):  
QiuHua Wu ◽  
Peng Zhao ◽  
DeSheng Liu

We investigate the spin-dependent transport properties of a pyrene–zigzag graphene nanoribbon system. The results show that the system can exhibit multiple high-performance spin-dependent effects.

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Li ◽  
Xiaobo Li ◽  
Shidong Zhang ◽  
Liemao Cao ◽  
Fangping Ouyang ◽  
...  

AbstractStrain engineering has become one of the effective methods to tune the electronic structures of materials, which can be introduced into the molecular junction to induce some unique physical effects. The various γ-graphyne nanoribbons (γ-GYNRs) embedded between gold (Au) electrodes with strain controlling have been designed, involving the calculation of the spin-dependent transport properties by employing the density functional theory. Our calculated results exhibit that the presence of strain has a great effect on transport properties of molecular junctions, which can obviously enhance the coupling between the γ-GYNR and Au electrodes. We find that the current flowing through the strained nanojunction is larger than that of the unstrained one. What is more, the length and strained shape of the γ-GYNR serves as the important factors which affect the transport properties of molecular junctions. Simultaneously, the phenomenon of spin-splitting occurs after introducing strain into nanojunction, implying that strain engineering may be a new means to regulate the electron spin. Our work can provide theoretical basis for designing of high performance graphyne-based devices in the future.


Author(s):  
Yun Ni ◽  
Jia Li ◽  
Wei Tao ◽  
Hao Ding ◽  
Ruixue Li

The zigzag-edged graphene nanoribbon (ZGNR) has important application in spintronics and spin caloritronics. While in the preparation of ZGNR, defects like the graphene nanobubbles often appear which may affect the...


2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (19) ◽  
pp. 198503
Author(s):  
Chen Wei ◽  
Chen Run-Feng ◽  
Li Yong-Tao ◽  
Yu Zhi-Zhou ◽  
Xu Ning ◽  
...  

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (25) ◽  
pp. 19152-19158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Zou ◽  
Mengqiu Long ◽  
Mingjun Li ◽  
Xiaojiao Zhang ◽  
Qingtian Zhang ◽  
...  

Spin-dependent transport properties can be modulated by the parity of the side alkene chain in defective ZGNR junctions.


RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (104) ◽  
pp. 60376-60381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tong Chen ◽  
Lingling Wang ◽  
Xiaofei Li ◽  
Kaiwu Luo ◽  
Liang Xu ◽  
...  

By using the nonequilibrium Green's function formalism combined with the density-functional theory, we present a theoretical study of the spin-dependent electron transport of a chromium porphyrin-based molecule device.


2019 ◽  
Vol 383 (18) ◽  
pp. 2185-2192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongde Li ◽  
Xiaojiao Zhang ◽  
Mingjun Li ◽  
Haiming Duan ◽  
Bingchu Yang ◽  
...  

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