Large spin Seebeck effects in zigzag-edge silicene nanoribbons
- College of Physics and Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology and Jiangsu Laboratory of Advanced Functional materials, Changshu 215500 (China)
- College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006 (China)
Using the first-principles methods, we investigate the thermospin properties of a two-probe model based on zigzag-edge silicene nanoribbons (ZSiNRs). Compared with the odd-width ZSiNRs, the spin Seebeck coefficient of the even-width ZSiNRs is obviously enhanced at room temperature. This fact is attributed to a nearly perfect symmetry of the linear conductance gap with the different spin index with respect to the Fermi level induced by the different parity of the wave functions. More interestingly, the corresponding charge Seebeck coefficient is near zero. Therefore, when a thermal bias is presented in the even-width ZSiNRs, a nearly pure spin current is achieved. Meanwhile, the spin polarization of the current approaches infinite.
- OSTI ID:
- 22299798
- Journal Information:
- AIP Advances, Vol. 4, Issue 8; Other Information: (c) 2014 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 2158-3226
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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