Electric-Controlled Valley Pseudomagnetoresistance in Graphene with Y-Shaped Kekulé Lattice Distortion

• Main Authors: Qing-Ping Wu, Lu-Lu Chang, Yu-Zeng Li, Zheng-Fang Liu, Xian-Bo Xiao
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SpringerOpen 2020-02-01
• Series: Nanoscale Research Letters
• Subjects: Pseudomagnetoresistance; Y-shaped Kekulé lattice; Graphene
• Online Access: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-020-3275-5

Abstract We propose a new method for regulating valley pseudomagnetoresistance in ballistic graphene-based valley field-effect transistors by taking into account the Y-shaped Kekulé lattice distortion and electric barrier. The device involves valley injection and valley detection by ferromagnetic-strain source and drain. The valley manipulation in the channel is achieved via the Y-shaped Kekulé lattice distortion and electric barrier. The central mechanism of these devices lies on Y-shaped Kekulé lattice distortion in graphene can induce a valley precession, thus controlling the valley orientation of channel electrons and hence the current collected at the drain. We found that the tuning external bias voltage makes the valley pseudomagnetoresistance oscillate between positive and negative values and colossal tunneling valley pseudomagnetoresistance of over 30,000% can be achieved. Our results suggest that the synergy of valleytronics and digital logics may provide new paradigms for valleytronic-based information processing and reversible computing.