Spin dependent current injection into epitaxial graphene nanoribbons

Hankinson, John H.

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Spin dependent current injection into epitaxial graphene nanoribbons

dc.contributor.advisor	de Heer, Walter A.
dc.contributor.author	Hankinson, John H.
dc.contributor.committeeMember	First, Phillip
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Conrad, Edward
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Jiang, Zhigang
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Haddon, Robert
dc.contributor.department	Physics
dc.date.accessioned	2015-09-21T14:25:15Z
dc.date.available	2015-09-21T14:25:15Z
dc.date.created	2015-08
dc.date.issued	2015-05-15
dc.date.submitted	August 2015
dc.date.updated	2015-09-21T14:25:15Z
dc.description.abstract	Over the past decade there has been a great deal of interest in graphene, a 2-dimensional allotrope of carbon with exceptional mechanical and electrical properties. Its outstanding mobility, minimal size, and mechanical stability make it an appealing material for use in next generation electronic devices. Epitaxial graphene growth on silicon carbide is a reliable, scalable method for the production of high quality graphene films. Recent work has shown that the SiC can be patterned prior to graphitization, in order to selectively grow graphene nanostructures. Graphene nanoribbons grown using this technique do not suffer from the rough edges caused by lithographic patterning, and recent measurements have revealed extraordinary transport properties. In this thesis the magnetic properties of these nanoribbons are investigated through spin polarized current injection. The sensitivity of these nanoribbons to spin polarized current is interesting from a fundamental physics standpoint, and may find applications in future spintronic devices.
dc.description.degree	Ph.D.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53884
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology
dc.subject	Graphene
dc.subject	Nanoribbons
dc.subject	Transport
dc.subject	Magnetism
dc.subject	Nanoelectronics
dc.subject	Spintronics
dc.title	Spin dependent current injection into epitaxial graphene nanoribbons
dc.type	Text
dc.type.genre	Dissertation
dspace.entity.type	Publication
local.contributor.advisor	de Heer, Walter A.
local.contributor.corporatename	College of Sciences
local.contributor.corporatename	School of Physics
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thesis.degree.level	Doctoral