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非定域石墨烯自旋阀中的自旋相关量子干涉

Spin dependent quantum interference in non-local graphene spin valves

M. H. D. Guimaraes, P. J. Zomer, I. J. Vera-Marun, B. J. van Wees

摘要:

石墨烯上自旋相关的电子输运测量对于探索可能的自旋电子学应用具有重要意义。到目前为止,石墨烯上的所有自旋输运实验都是在半经典状态下进行的,忽略了量子输运特性,如相位相干性和干涉。在这里,我们表明,在量子相干石墨烯纳米结构的非局部电压是强烈调制。使用非本地测量,我们分离的自旋相关和自旋无关的贡献的信号。我们表明,自旋相关的贡献是约两个数量级大于自旋无关的,当校正为有限的电极极化。非局域自旋信号不仅被强烈调制,而且作为所施加的栅极电压的函数而改变极性。通过局部调整收缩中的载流子密度,我们表明收缩在这种效应中起着重要作用,并表明它可以作为一个自旋过滤器设备。我们的研究结果显示了量子相干石墨烯纳米结构在未来自旋电子器件中的应用潜力。

英文摘要:

Spin dependent electron transport measurements on graphene are of high importance to explore possible spintronic applications. Up to date all spin transport experiments on graphene were done in a semi-classical regime, disregarding quantum transport properties such as phase coherence and interference. Here we show that in a quantum coherent graphene nanostructure the non-local voltage is strongly modulated. Using non-local measurements, we separate the signal in spin dependent and spin independent contributions. We show that the spin dependent contribution is about two orders of magnitude larger than the spin independent one, when corrected for the finite polarization of the electrodes. The non-local spin signal is not only strongly modulated but also changes polarity as a function of the applied gate voltage. By locally tuning the carrier density in the constriction we show that the constriction plays a major role in this effect and indicates that it can act as a spin filter device. Our results show the potential of quantum coherent graphene nanostructures for the use in future spintronic devices.

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