Large positive in-plane magnetoresistance induced by localized states at nanodomain boundaries in graphene

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Erscheinungsjahr:
2017
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Schlagworte:
  • Graphene
  • Spin
  • Spin injection
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Nanotubes
  • Graphene
  • Spin
  • Spin injection
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Nanotubes
Beschreibung:
  • Graphene supports long spin lifetimes and long diffusion lengths at room temperature, making it highly promising for spintronics. However, making graphene magnetic remains a principal challenge despite the many proposed solutions. Among these, graphene with zig-zag edges and ripples are the most promising candidates, as zig-zag edges are predicted to host spin-polarized electronic states, and spin-orbit coupling can be induced by ripples. Here we investigate the magnetoresistance of graphene grown on technologically relevant SiC/Si(001) wafers, where inherent nanodomain boundaries sandwich zig-zag structures between adjacent ripples of large curvature. Localized states at the nanodomain boundaries result in an unprecedented positive in-plane magnetoresistance with a strong temperature dependence. Our work may offer a tantalizing way to add the spin degree of freedom to graphene.
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  • info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
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Forschungsinformationssystem der UHH

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