IEEE Access (Jan 2021)

Spatial Selected Spin Filtering Effect in Z-Shaped MoS<sub>2</sub> Nanoribbon

  • Yi-Hao Ma,
  • Liang-Hao Ruan,
  • Jing Wang,
  • Wen-Sheng Zhao,
  • Yue Hu,
  • Yuhua Cheng,
  • Da-Wei Wang,
  • Gaofeng Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3100351
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9
pp. 106784 – 106789

Abstract

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Due to the gapless between any two successive subbands with the same spin, the spin polarization in uniform MoS2 zigzag nanoribbon (MoS2-ZR) is weak. Here, through configuring Z-shaped structure, we realize 100% spin polarization in MoS2-ZR with only exchange field. The filtered spin electrons transmit along a specified edge of the device. This phenomenon is the result of the combined effect of the localized edge states and structure induced inversion of the Mo-edge and S-edge. In our calculation the fully spin polarization appears in several energy regions, so this Z-shaped MoS2-ZRs can be used in making spintronic devices.

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