Spin negative differential resistance in edge doped zigzag graphene nanoribbons

Carbon

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 406-412

  Jiang, Chao ^a   Wang, Xue Feng ^a,b   Zhai, Ming Xing ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPANT TYPE; GEOMETRICAL SYMMETRIES; GROUP III; NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCES; NON-EQUILIBRIUM GREEN'S FUNCTION; SPIN CURRENTS; SPIN-DEPENDENT TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ZIGZAG GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS;

GRAPHENE; NANORIBBONS; NEGATIVE RESISTANCE; BIAS VOLTAGE; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; GROUP THEORY; SPIN POLARIZATION;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 84891560979     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.11.017     Document Type: Article

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