Journal
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
Volume 118, Issue 37, Pages 21339-21346Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jp506111a
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- National Natural Science Foundation in China [11074182, 91121021, 11247028, 61106126]
- Canadian NSERC [OGP0121756]
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We study the crystal reconstruction in the presence of monovacancies (MVs), divacancies (DVs), and linear vacancies (LVs) in a zigzag silicene nanoribbon (ZSiNR) with transversal symmetry. Their influence on the electric and thermoelectric properties is assessed by the density functional theory combined with the nonequilibrium Green's functions. In particular, we focus on the spin resolved conductance, magnetoresistance and current voltage curves. A 5-atom-ring is formed in MVs, a 5-8-5 ring structure in DVs, and a 8-4-8-4 ring structure in LVs. The linear conductance becomes strongly spin-dependent when the transversal symmetry is broken by vacancies, especially if they are located on the ribbon's edges. The giant magnetoresistance can be smeared by asymmetric vacancies. Single spin negative differential resistance may appear in the presence of LVs and asymmetric MVs or DVs. A strong spin Seebeck effect is expected at room temperature in ZSiNRs with LVs.
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