We investigate from first principles the electronic and transport properties of zigzag graphene nanoribbons in the presence of Co adatoms. Comparing different adsorption sites across the width, we find that the Co-C coupling is rather sensitive to the local environment. While a net spin polarization appears in all cases, the spin filtering effect is significantly enhanced when the Co adatom is at the edge, where the adsorption energy is maximized and a partial suppression of edge-associated transport channels occurs. We also probe the magnetic interaction in the nonbonding regime, for Co-graphene nanoribbon (GNR) distances ranging from adsorption to - typical configurations. Our results indicate that Co-GNR coupling is still appreciable in an intermediate range, whereas it becomes vanishingly small in the limit of - distances.

Spin-transport selectivity upon Co adsorption on antiferromagnetic graphene nanoribbons / Cocchi, Caterina; Prezzi, Deborah; Calzolari, Arrigo; Molinari, Elisa. - In: JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS ONLINE. - ISSN 1089-7690. - STAMPA. - 133:12(2010), pp. 124703-124703. [10.1063/1.3478317]

Spin-transport selectivity upon Co adsorption on antiferromagnetic graphene nanoribbons

COCCHI, CATERINA;PREZZI, Deborah;CALZOLARI, ARRIGO;MOLINARI, Elisa
2010

Abstract

We investigate from first principles the electronic and transport properties of zigzag graphene nanoribbons in the presence of Co adatoms. Comparing different adsorption sites across the width, we find that the Co-C coupling is rather sensitive to the local environment. While a net spin polarization appears in all cases, the spin filtering effect is significantly enhanced when the Co adatom is at the edge, where the adsorption energy is maximized and a partial suppression of edge-associated transport channels occurs. We also probe the magnetic interaction in the nonbonding regime, for Co-graphene nanoribbon (GNR) distances ranging from adsorption to - typical configurations. Our results indicate that Co-GNR coupling is still appreciable in an intermediate range, whereas it becomes vanishingly small in the limit of - distances.
2010
133
12
124703
124703
Spin-transport selectivity upon Co adsorption on antiferromagnetic graphene nanoribbons / Cocchi, Caterina; Prezzi, Deborah; Calzolari, Arrigo; Molinari, Elisa. - In: JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS ONLINE. - ISSN 1089-7690. - STAMPA. - 133:12(2010), pp. 124703-124703. [10.1063/1.3478317]
Cocchi, Caterina; Prezzi, Deborah; Calzolari, Arrigo; Molinari, Elisa
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