{"title":"Magnetic tunnel junction based on bilayer LaI2 as perfect spin filter device","authors":"Shubham Tyagi, Avijeet Ray, Nirpendra Singh, Udo Schwingenschlögl","doi":"10.1038/s41699-024-00493-6","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The discovery of van der Waals intrinsic magnets has expanded the possibilities of realizing spintronics devices. We investigate the transmission, tunneling magnetoresistance ratio, and spin injection efficiency of bilayer LaI2 using a combination of first-principles calculations and the non-equilibrium Green’s function method. Multilayer graphene electrodes are employed to build a magnetic tunnel junction with bilayer LaI2 as ferromagnetic barrier. The magnetic tunnel junction turns out to be a perfect spin filter device with an outstanding tunneling magnetoresistance ratio of 653% under a bias of 0.1 V and a still excellent performance in a wide bias range. In combination with the obtained high spin injection efficiency this opens up great potential from the application point of view.","PeriodicalId":19227,"journal":{"name":"npj 2D Materials and Applications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":9.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41699-024-00493-6.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"npj 2D Materials and Applications","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41699-024-00493-6","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The discovery of van der Waals intrinsic magnets has expanded the possibilities of realizing spintronics devices. We investigate the transmission, tunneling magnetoresistance ratio, and spin injection efficiency of bilayer LaI2 using a combination of first-principles calculations and the non-equilibrium Green’s function method. Multilayer graphene electrodes are employed to build a magnetic tunnel junction with bilayer LaI2 as ferromagnetic barrier. The magnetic tunnel junction turns out to be a perfect spin filter device with an outstanding tunneling magnetoresistance ratio of 653% under a bias of 0.1 V and a still excellent performance in a wide bias range. In combination with the obtained high spin injection efficiency this opens up great potential from the application point of view.
期刊介绍:
npj 2D Materials and Applications publishes papers on the fundamental behavior, synthesis, properties and applications of existing and emerging 2D materials. By selecting papers with the potential for impact, the journal aims to facilitate the transfer of the research of 2D materials into wide-ranging applications.