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Geometric symmetry modulated spin polarization of electron transport in graphene-like zigzag FeB2 nanoribbons

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  • Jian-Hua Li

    (College of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
    Key Laboratory of Radio Frequency and Micro-Nano Electronics of Jiangsu Province)

  • Yan-Dong Guo

    (College of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
    Key Laboratory of Radio Frequency and Micro-Nano Electronics of Jiangsu Province)

  • Xiao-Hong Yan

    (College of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
    Key Laboratory of Radio Frequency and Micro-Nano Electronics of Jiangsu Province
    School of Material Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University)

  • Hong-Li Zeng

    (College of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications)

  • Xiao-Chen Song

    (College of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications)

  • Xin-Yi Mou

    (College of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications)

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Due to electron deficiency, the graphene-like honeycomb structure of boron is unstable. By introducing Fe atoms, it is reported that FeB2 monolayer has excellent dynamic and thermal stabilities at room temperature. Based on first-principles calculations, the spin-dependent transport of zigzag FeB2 nanoribbons (ZFeB2NRs) under ferromagnetic state (FM) is investigated. It is found that, around the Fermi level, FeB-terminated (or FeFe-terminated) ZFeB2NRs exhibit completely spin-polarized (or spin-unpolarized) transmission, and BB-terminated configurations exhibit completely unpolarized or partially polarized transmission. Further analysis shows that, the hinge dihedral angle has a switching effect on the transport channels, and the spin polarization of the transmission is determined by the symmetry of the distribution of hinge dihedral angles along the transverse direction of the ribbon, where symmetric/asymmetric distribution induces spin-unpolarized/polarized transmission. Moreover, such a symmetry effect is found to be robust to the width of the ribbon, showing great application potential. Our findings may throw light on the development of B-based spintronic devices.

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  • Jian-Hua Li & Yan-Dong Guo & Xiao-Hong Yan & Hong-Li Zeng & Xiao-Chen Song & Xin-Yi Mou, 2018. "Geometric symmetry modulated spin polarization of electron transport in graphene-like zigzag FeB2 nanoribbons," The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, Springer;EDP Sciences, vol. 91(7), pages 1-7, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eurphb:v:91:y:2018:i:7:d:10.1140_epjb_e2018-90094-8
    DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2018-90094-8
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