A theoretical investigation on the possible improvement of spin-filter effects by an electric field for a zigzag graphene nanoribbon with a line defect

Carbon

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 94-101

  Tang, G P ^a,b   Zhou, J C ^a   Zhang, Z H ^b   Deng, X Q ^b   Fan, Z Q ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC STATE; GRAPHENE NANO-RIBBON; NANO-METER-SCALE; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPES; SPIN-POLARIZED; SPINTRONIC DEVICE; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC FIELD;

DEFECTS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

EID: 84878616151     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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