Spin filtering and magneto-resistive effect at the graphene/h-BN ribbon interface

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 4578-4585

  Dubois, Simon Mutien Marie ^a   Declerck, Xavier ^b,c   Charlier, J C ^b,c   Payne, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility   (Belgium)

Author keywords

boron nitride; graphene; magneto resistance; nanoribbon; spin filter; spintronic

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF GRAPHENE; MAGNETIC BEHAVIOR; MAGNETO-RESISTIVE EFFECT; RELATIVE ORIENTATION; SPIN FILTERS; SPINTRONIC DEVICE; TRANSMISSION PROBABILITIES;

BORON NITRIDE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HYBRID MATERIALS; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; NANORIBBONS; NANOSTRUCTURES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84878322753     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn401322t     Document Type: Article

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