Design for a spin-Seebeck diode based on two-dimensional materials
Abstract
Studies of the spin-Seebeck effect (SSE) are very important for the development of fundamental science and novel low-power-consumption technologies. The spin-Seebeck diode (SSD), in which the spin current can be driven by a forward temperature gradient but not by a reverse temperature gradient, is a key unit in spin caloritronic devices. Here, we propose a SSD design using two-dimensional (2D) materials such as silicene and phosphorene nanoribbons as the source and drain. Due to their unique band structures and magnetic states, thermally driven spin-up and spin-down currents flow in opposite directions. This mechanism is different from that of the previous one, which uses two permalloy circular disks, and the SSD in our design can be easily integrated with gate voltage control. Moreover, since the concept of this design is rather general and applicable to many 2D materials, it is promising for the realization and exploitation of SSDs in nanodevices.
- Authors:
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- Huazhong Univ. of Science and Technology, Wuhan (China)
- Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Spins and Heat in Nanoscale Electronic Systems (SHINES)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1386558
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1196450
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012670; 11274128; 10804034; 11074081
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 92; Journal Issue: 4; Related Information: SHINES partners with University of California, Riverside (lead); Arizona State University; Colorado State University; Johns Hopkins University; University of California Irvine; University of California Los Angeles; University of Texas at Austin; Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; phonons; thermal conductivity; thermoelectric; spin dynamics; spintronics
Citation Formats
Fu, Hua-Hua, Wu, Dan-Dan, Gu, Lei, Wu, Menghao, and Wu, Ruqian. Design for a spin-Seebeck diode based on two-dimensional materials. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.92.045418.
Fu, Hua-Hua, Wu, Dan-Dan, Gu, Lei, Wu, Menghao, & Wu, Ruqian. Design for a spin-Seebeck diode based on two-dimensional materials. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.045418
Fu, Hua-Hua, Wu, Dan-Dan, Gu, Lei, Wu, Menghao, and Wu, Ruqian. Mon .
"Design for a spin-Seebeck diode based on two-dimensional materials". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.045418. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1386558.
@article{osti_1386558,
title = {Design for a spin-Seebeck diode based on two-dimensional materials},
author = {Fu, Hua-Hua and Wu, Dan-Dan and Gu, Lei and Wu, Menghao and Wu, Ruqian},
abstractNote = {Studies of the spin-Seebeck effect (SSE) are very important for the development of fundamental science and novel low-power-consumption technologies. The spin-Seebeck diode (SSD), in which the spin current can be driven by a forward temperature gradient but not by a reverse temperature gradient, is a key unit in spin caloritronic devices. Here, we propose a SSD design using two-dimensional (2D) materials such as silicene and phosphorene nanoribbons as the source and drain. Due to their unique band structures and magnetic states, thermally driven spin-up and spin-down currents flow in opposite directions. This mechanism is different from that of the previous one, which uses two permalloy circular disks, and the SSD in our design can be easily integrated with gate voltage control. Moreover, since the concept of this design is rather general and applicable to many 2D materials, it is promising for the realization and exploitation of SSDs in nanodevices.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.92.045418},
journal = {Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics},
number = 4,
volume = 92,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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