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Influence of the velocity barrier on the massive Dirac electron transport in a monolayer MoS$_{2}$ quantum structure

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2020-03-10 v1

Abstract

Using the transfer matrix method, spin- and valley-dependent electron transport properties modulated by the velocity barrier were studied in the normal/ferromagnetic/normal monolayer MoS2_{2} quantum structure. Based on Snell's Law in optics, we define the velocity barrier as ξ=v2/v1\xi=v_{2}/v_{1} by changing the Fermi velocity of the intermediate ferromagnetic region to obtain a deflection condition during the electron transport process in the structure. The results show that both the magnitude and the direction of spin- and valley-dependent electron polarization can be regulated by the velocity barrier. 100%-100\% polarization of spin- and valley-dependent electron can be achieved for ξ>1\xi>1, while 100%100\% polarization can be obtained for ξ<1\xi<1. Furthermore, it is determined that perfect spin and valley transport always occur at a large incident angle. In addition, the spin- and valley-dependent electron transport considerably depends on the length kFLk_{F}L and the gate voltage U(x)U(x) of the intermediate ferromagnetic region. These findings provide an effective method for designing novel spin and valley electronic devices.

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@article{arxiv.2003.03718,
  title  = {Influence of the velocity barrier on the massive Dirac electron transport in a monolayer MoS$_{2}$ quantum structure},
  author = {X. -J. Hao and R. -Y. Yuan and J. -J. Jin and Y. Guo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.03718},
  year   = {2020}
}