Electron spin-polarization modulation with a ferromagnetic strip of in-plane magnetization is analyzed in a hybrid ferromagnet/semiconductor filter device.The dependencies of electron spin-polarization on the strip’s...Electron spin-polarization modulation with a ferromagnetic strip of in-plane magnetization is analyzed in a hybrid ferromagnet/semiconductor filter device.The dependencies of electron spin-polarization on the strip’s magnetization strength,width and position have been systematically investigated.A novel magnetic control spin-polarization switch is proposed by inserting a ferromagnetic metal(FM)strip eccentric in relation to off the center of the spin filter,which produces the first energy level spin-polarization reversal.It is believed to be of significant importance for the realization of semiconductor spintronics multiple-value logic devices.展开更多
The spin-dependent electronic transport properties of a zigzag zinc oxide(ZnO) nanoribbon are studied by using density functional theory with non-equilibrium Green's functions. We calculate the spin-polarized band...The spin-dependent electronic transport properties of a zigzag zinc oxide(ZnO) nanoribbon are studied by using density functional theory with non-equilibrium Green's functions. We calculate the spin-polarized band structure, projected density of states, Bloch states, and transmission spectrum of the ZnO nanoribbon. It is determined that all Bloch states are located at the edge of the ZnO nanoribbon. The spin-up transmission eigenchannels are contributed from Zn 4s orbital,whereas the spin-down transmission eigenchannels are contributed from Zn 4s and O 2p orbitals. By analyzing the current-voltage curves for the opposite spins of the ZnO nanoribbon device, negative differential resistance(NDR) and spin filter effect are observed. Moreover, by constructing the ZnO nanoribbon modified by the Zn-edge defect, the spin-up current is severely suppressed because of the destruction of the spin-up transmission eigenchannels. However, the spin-down current is preserved, thus resulting in the perfect spin filter effect. Our results indicate that the ZnO nanoribbon modulated by the edge defect is a practical design for a spin filter.展开更多
Spin-polarized transport through a precessing magnetic spin coupled to ferromagnetic electrodes is studied using a non-equilibrium Green＇s function approach. The characteristic of conductance is obtained at zero temp...Spin-polarized transport through a precessing magnetic spin coupled to ferromagnetic electrodes is studied using a non-equilibrium Green＇s function approach. The characteristic of conductance is obtained at zero temperature. We find that competition between spin-exchange interaction on the spin site and spin-orbit interaction in the barriers dominates the resonant behavior of conductance. In a parallel configuration, conductance peaks have identical amplitude. With the angle θ increasing, the width of resonant peaks is broadened or narrowed for different spin coherent states. In an anti-parallel case, spin-flip tunneling in the barriers will essentially enhance amplitude of the conductance peak.展开更多
The spin-dependent conductance and magnetoresistance ratio （MRR） for a semiconductor heterostructures consisting of two magnetic barriers with different height and space have been investigated by the transfer-matrix...The spin-dependent conductance and magnetoresistance ratio （MRR） for a semiconductor heterostructures consisting of two magnetic barriers with different height and space have been investigated by the transfer-matrix method. It is shown that the splitting of the conductance for parallel and antiparallel magnetization configurations results in tremendous spin-dependent MRR, and the maximal MRRs reach 5300% and 3800% for the magnetic barrier spaces W = 81.3 and 243.9 nm, respectively. The obtained spin-filtering transport property of nanostructures with magnetic barriers may be useful to magnetic-barrier-based spintronics.展开更多
Method is developed for self-consistent calculation of the energy spectrum of free energy and electrical disordered crystals. Processes of electron scattering on the ionic core potential of different sort, fluctuation...Method is developed for self-consistent calculation of the energy spectrum of free energy and electrical disordered crystals. Processes of electron scattering on the ionic core potential of different sort, fluctuations of charge, spin density and lattice vibrations are taken into account. Electronic states of the system are described using tight binding multiband model. The nature of the spin-dependent electron transport of carbon nanotubes with chromium atoms adsorbed on the surface is explained. The value of the spin polarization of electron transport is determined by the difference of the partial densities of states of electrons with opposite spin projection at the Fermi level and the difference between the relaxation times of electron states. The value of the spin polarization of the electric current increases with increasing of Cr atoms concentration and magnitude of the external magnetic field.展开更多
Controlling the spin transport at the single-molecule level,especially without the use of ferromagnetic contacts,becomes a focus of research in spintronics.Inspired by the progress on atomic-level molecular synthesis,...Controlling the spin transport at the single-molecule level,especially without the use of ferromagnetic contacts,becomes a focus of research in spintronics.Inspired by the progress on atomic-level molecular synthesis,through firstprinciples calculations,we investigate the spin-dependent electronic transport of graphene nanoflakes with side-bonded functional groups,contacted by atomic carbon chain electrodes.It is found that,by rotating the functional group,the spin polarization of the transmission at the Fermi level could be switched between completely polarized and unpolarized states.Moreover,the transition between spin-up and spin-down polarized states can also be achieved,operating as a dual-spin filter.Further analysis shows that,it is the spin-dependent shift of density of states,caused by the rotation,that triggers the shift of transmission peaks,and then results in the variation of spin polarization.Such a feature is found to be robust to the length of the nanoflake and the electrode material,showing great application potential.Those findings may throw light on the development of spintronic devices.展开更多
Using the first-principles method,the spin-dependent transport properties of a novel platform molecule containing a freestanding molecular wire is investigated by simulating the spin-polarized scanning tunneling micro...Using the first-principles method,the spin-dependent transport properties of a novel platform molecule containing a freestanding molecular wire is investigated by simulating the spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscope experiment with Ni tip and Au substrate electrodes.Transport calculations show that the total current increases as the tip gradually approaches to the substrate,which is consistent with the conductance obtained from previous experiment.More interestingly,the spin polarization(SP)of current modulated by compression effect has the completely opposite trend to the total current.Transmission analyses reveal that the reduction of SP of current with compression process originates from the promotion of spin-down electron channel,which is controlled by deforming the molecule wire.In addition,the density of states shows that the SP of current is directly affected by the organic–ferromagnetic spinterface.The weak orbital hybridization between the Ni tip and propynyl of molecule results in high interfacial SP,whereas the breaking of the C≡C triple of propynyl in favor of the Ni–C–C bond induces the strong orbital hybridization and restrains the interfacial SP.This work proposes a new way to control and design the SP of current through organic–ferromagnetic spinterface using functional molecular platform.展开更多
Based on the density functional theory combined with the nonequilibrium Green function methodology,we have studied the thermally-driven spin-dependent transport properties of a combinational molecular junction consist...Based on the density functional theory combined with the nonequilibrium Green function methodology,we have studied the thermally-driven spin-dependent transport properties of a combinational molecular junction consisting of a planar four-coordinate Fe molecule and a 15,16-dinitrile dihydropyrene/cyclophanediene molecule,with single-walled carbon nanotube bridge and electrode.Our results show that the magnetic field and light can effectively regulate the thermallydriven spin-dependent currents.Perfect thermal spin-filtering effect and good thermal switching effect are realized.The results are explained by the Fermi-Dirac distribution function,the spin-resolved transmission spectra,the spatial distribution of molecular projected self-consistent Hamiltonian orbitals,and the spin-resolved current spectra.On the basis of these thermally-driven spin-dependent transport properties,we have further designed three basic thermal spin molecular AND,OR,and NOT gates.展开更多
Magnetic tunnel junction with a large tunneling magnetoresistance has attracted great attention due to its importance in the spintronics applications.By performing extensive density functional theory calculations comb...Magnetic tunnel junction with a large tunneling magnetoresistance has attracted great attention due to its importance in the spintronics applications.By performing extensive density functional theory calculations combined with the nonequilibrium Green’s function method,we explore the spin-dependent transport properties of a magnetic tunnel junction,in which a non-polar SrTiO_(3) barrier layer is sandwiched between two Heusler alloy Co_(2)MnSi electrodes.Theoretical results clearly reveal that the near perfect spin-filtering effect appears in the parallel magnetization configuration.The transmission coefficient in the parallel magnetization configuration at the Fermi level is several orders of magnitude larger than that in the antiparallel magnetization configuration,resulting in a huge tunneling magnetoresistance(i.e.>10^(6)),which originates from the coherent spin-polarized tunneling,due to the half-metallic nature of Co_(2)MnSi electrodes and the significant spin-polarization of the interfacial Ti_(3)d orbital.展开更多
Oxygen deficient Nd_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3-δ) ceramic samples were prepared using conventional ceramic technology.A colossal electroresistance(CER)effect was found in Nd_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3-δ) series.The electrical...Oxygen deficient Nd_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3-δ) ceramic samples were prepared using conventional ceramic technology.A colossal electroresistance(CER)effect was found in Nd_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3-δ) series.The electrical transport is magnetically coupled and spin-dependent over grain or phase boundaries.Electrical-field-induced changes of the spin array orientations inside of and between the magnetic domains by grain or phase boundaries have to be concluded for the strong electroresistive effect in Nd_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3-δ) series.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2013CB934003)the State Key Laboratory of Software Development Environment(Grant No.SKLSDE-2013ZX-28)
文摘Electron spin-polarization modulation with a ferromagnetic strip of in-plane magnetization is analyzed in a hybrid ferromagnet/semiconductor filter device.The dependencies of electron spin-polarization on the strip’s magnetization strength,width and position have been systematically investigated.A novel magnetic control spin-polarization switch is proposed by inserting a ferromagnetic metal(FM)strip eccentric in relation to off the center of the spin filter,which produces the first energy level spin-polarization reversal.It is believed to be of significant importance for the realization of semiconductor spintronics multiple-value logic devices.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61664008 and 11604286)the Scientific Technological Innovation Team of Yan’an City,China(Grant No.2017CXTD-01)
文摘The spin-dependent electronic transport properties of a zigzag zinc oxide(ZnO) nanoribbon are studied by using density functional theory with non-equilibrium Green's functions. We calculate the spin-polarized band structure, projected density of states, Bloch states, and transmission spectrum of the ZnO nanoribbon. It is determined that all Bloch states are located at the edge of the ZnO nanoribbon. The spin-up transmission eigenchannels are contributed from Zn 4s orbital,whereas the spin-down transmission eigenchannels are contributed from Zn 4s and O 2p orbitals. By analyzing the current-voltage curves for the opposite spins of the ZnO nanoribbon device, negative differential resistance(NDR) and spin filter effect are observed. Moreover, by constructing the ZnO nanoribbon modified by the Zn-edge defect, the spin-up current is severely suppressed because of the destruction of the spin-up transmission eigenchannels. However, the spin-down current is preserved, thus resulting in the perfect spin filter effect. Our results indicate that the ZnO nanoribbon modulated by the edge defect is a practical design for a spin filter.
文摘Spin-polarized transport through a precessing magnetic spin coupled to ferromagnetic electrodes is studied using a non-equilibrium Green＇s function approach. The characteristic of conductance is obtained at zero temperature. We find that competition between spin-exchange interaction on the spin site and spin-orbit interaction in the barriers dominates the resonant behavior of conductance. In a parallel configuration, conductance peaks have identical amplitude. With the angle θ increasing, the width of resonant peaks is broadened or narrowed for different spin coherent states. In an anti-parallel case, spin-flip tunneling in the barriers will essentially enhance amplitude of the conductance peak.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10574042 and 10974052)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (Grant No. 20060542002)
文摘The spin-dependent conductance and magnetoresistance ratio （MRR） for a semiconductor heterostructures consisting of two magnetic barriers with different height and space have been investigated by the transfer-matrix method. It is shown that the splitting of the conductance for parallel and antiparallel magnetization configurations results in tremendous spin-dependent MRR, and the maximal MRRs reach 5300% and 3800% for the magnetic barrier spaces W = 81.3 and 243.9 nm, respectively. The obtained spin-filtering transport property of nanostructures with magnetic barriers may be useful to magnetic-barrier-based spintronics.
文摘Method is developed for self-consistent calculation of the energy spectrum of free energy and electrical disordered crystals. Processes of electron scattering on the ionic core potential of different sort, fluctuations of charge, spin density and lattice vibrations are taken into account. Electronic states of the system are described using tight binding multiband model. The nature of the spin-dependent electron transport of carbon nanotubes with chromium atoms adsorbed on the surface is explained. The value of the spin polarization of electron transport is determined by the difference of the partial densities of states of electrons with opposite spin projection at the Fermi level and the difference between the relaxation times of electron states. The value of the spin polarization of the electric current increases with increasing of Cr atoms concentration and magnitude of the external magnetic field.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11705097,11504178,and 11804158)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant No.BK20170895)the Funding of Jiangsu Innovation Program for Graduate Education(Grant No.KYCX21_0709)
文摘Controlling the spin transport at the single-molecule level,especially without the use of ferromagnetic contacts,becomes a focus of research in spintronics.Inspired by the progress on atomic-level molecular synthesis,through firstprinciples calculations,we investigate the spin-dependent electronic transport of graphene nanoflakes with side-bonded functional groups,contacted by atomic carbon chain electrodes.It is found that,by rotating the functional group,the spin polarization of the transmission at the Fermi level could be switched between completely polarized and unpolarized states.Moreover,the transition between spin-up and spin-down polarized states can also be achieved,operating as a dual-spin filter.Further analysis shows that,it is the spin-dependent shift of density of states,caused by the rotation,that triggers the shift of transmission peaks,and then results in the variation of spin polarization.Such a feature is found to be robust to the length of the nanoflake and the electrode material,showing great application potential.Those findings may throw light on the development of spintronic devices.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11974217 and 11874242)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China(Grant No.ZR2018MA037)。
文摘Using the first-principles method,the spin-dependent transport properties of a novel platform molecule containing a freestanding molecular wire is investigated by simulating the spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscope experiment with Ni tip and Au substrate electrodes.Transport calculations show that the total current increases as the tip gradually approaches to the substrate,which is consistent with the conductance obtained from previous experiment.More interestingly,the spin polarization(SP)of current modulated by compression effect has the completely opposite trend to the total current.Transmission analyses reveal that the reduction of SP of current with compression process originates from the promotion of spin-down electron channel,which is controlled by deforming the molecule wire.In addition,the density of states shows that the SP of current is directly affected by the organic–ferromagnetic spinterface.The weak orbital hybridization between the Ni tip and propynyl of molecule results in high interfacial SP,whereas the breaking of the C≡C triple of propynyl in favor of the Ni–C–C bond induces the strong orbital hybridization and restrains the interfacial SP.This work proposes a new way to control and design the SP of current through organic–ferromagnetic spinterface using functional molecular platform.
基金Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China(Grant No.ZR2021MA059)the Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Project(MSTIP)of Shandong Province,China(Grant No.2019JZZY010209)。
文摘Based on the density functional theory combined with the nonequilibrium Green function methodology,we have studied the thermally-driven spin-dependent transport properties of a combinational molecular junction consisting of a planar four-coordinate Fe molecule and a 15,16-dinitrile dihydropyrene/cyclophanediene molecule,with single-walled carbon nanotube bridge and electrode.Our results show that the magnetic field and light can effectively regulate the thermallydriven spin-dependent currents.Perfect thermal spin-filtering effect and good thermal switching effect are realized.The results are explained by the Fermi-Dirac distribution function,the spin-resolved transmission spectra,the spatial distribution of molecular projected self-consistent Hamiltonian orbitals,and the spin-resolved current spectra.On the basis of these thermally-driven spin-dependent transport properties,we have further designed three basic thermal spin molecular AND,OR,and NOT gates.
基金partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21873088 and No.11634011)the Natural Science Foundation of the Anhui Higher Education Institutions(No.KJ2010A061 and No.KJ2016A144)。
文摘Magnetic tunnel junction with a large tunneling magnetoresistance has attracted great attention due to its importance in the spintronics applications.By performing extensive density functional theory calculations combined with the nonequilibrium Green’s function method,we explore the spin-dependent transport properties of a magnetic tunnel junction,in which a non-polar SrTiO_(3) barrier layer is sandwiched between two Heusler alloy Co_(2)MnSi electrodes.Theoretical results clearly reveal that the near perfect spin-filtering effect appears in the parallel magnetization configuration.The transmission coefficient in the parallel magnetization configuration at the Fermi level is several orders of magnitude larger than that in the antiparallel magnetization configuration,resulting in a huge tunneling magnetoresistance(i.e.>10^(6)),which originates from the coherent spin-polarized tunneling,due to the half-metallic nature of Co_(2)MnSi electrodes and the significant spin-polarization of the interfacial Ti_(3)d orbital.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(10774040)Excellent Young Scientist Foundation of Hubei Province(2006ABB032)
文摘Oxygen deficient Nd_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3-δ) ceramic samples were prepared using conventional ceramic technology.A colossal electroresistance(CER)effect was found in Nd_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3-δ) series.The electrical transport is magnetically coupled and spin-dependent over grain or phase boundaries.Electrical-field-induced changes of the spin array orientations inside of and between the magnetic domains by grain or phase boundaries have to be concluded for the strong electroresistive effect in Nd_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3-δ) series.
