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In this paper, we study the near-field radiative energy, linear-momentum, and angular-momentum transfer from a current-biased graphene to nanoparticles. The electric current through the graphene sheet induces nonequilibrium fluctuations,…

Optics · Physics 2024-02-19 Huimin Zhu , Gaomin Tang , Lei Zhang , Jun Chen

Solid-state electronics based on utilizing the electron spin degree of freedom for storing and processing information can pave the way for next-generation spin-based computing. However, the realization of spin communication between multiple…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-02-05 Dmitrii Khokhriakov , Bogdan Karpiak , Anamul Md. Hoque , Saroj P. Dash

The focusing of electric current by a single \textit{p-n} junction in graphene is predicted. We show that precise focusing can be achieved by fine-tuning the densities of carriers on the n- and p-sides of the junction to equal values,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Vadim V. Cheianov , Vladimir Fal'ko , B. L. Altshuler

The unique optical properties of graphene, with broadband absorption and ultrafast response, make it a critical component of optoelectronic and spintronic devices. Using time-resolved momentum microscopy with high data rate and high dynamic…

Graphene is a material with great potential in the field of spintronics, combining good conductivity with low spin--orbit coupling (SOC), which allows for the transport of spin currents over long distances. However, this lack of SOC also…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-08-19 Eoin Dolan , Zhendong Chi , Haozhe Yang , Luis E. Hueso , Fèlix Casanova

Two rich and vibrant fields of investigation, graphene physics and plasmonics, strongly overlap. Not only does graphene possess intrinsic plasmons that are tunable and adjustable, but a combination of graphene with noble-metal…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-01-21 A. N. Grigorenko , Marco Polini , K. S. Novoselov

Graphene is a very promising material in spintronics due to both its high electric mobility and low intrinsic spin-obit coupling. Electronic spins can be injected from a ferromagnetic material through a tunnel contact into graphene owing to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-06-08 Bin Yang , Winfried Teizer

The richness of optical and electronic properties of graphene attracts enormous interest. Graphene has high mobility and optical transparency, in addition to flexibility, robustness and environmental stability. So far, the main focus has…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-05-19 F. Bonaccorso , Z. Sun , T. Hasan , A. C. Ferrari

Nonreciprocal photonic devices play a significant role in regulating the propagation of electromagnetic waves. Here we theoretically investigate the nonreciprocal properties of transverse magnetic modes in a one-dimensional graphene-based…

Optics · Physics 2020-12-02 D. P. Huang , K. Y. Xu

Owing to their unprecedented electronic properties, graphene and two-dimensional (2D) crystals have brought fresh opportunities for advances in planar spintronic devices. Graphene is an ideal medium for spin transport while also being an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-27 I. G. Serrano , J. Panda , Fernand Denoel , Örjan Vallin , Dibya Phuyal , Olof Karis , M. Venkata Kamalakar

We theoretically investigate spin-resolved currents flowing in large-area graphene, with and without defects, doped with single atoms of noble metals (Cu, Ag and Au) and 3d-transition metals (Mn,Fe,Co and Ni). We show that the presence of a…

Materials Science · Physics 2011-12-12 Matheus P. Lima , Antônio J. R. da Silva , A. Fazzio

We put forward a concept to create highly collimated, non-dispersive electron beams in pseudo-relativistic Dirac materials such as graphene or topological insulator surfaces. Combining negative refraction and Klein collimation at a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-02-09 Ming-Hao Liu , Cosimo Gorini , Klaus Richter

Two dimensional (2D) materials provide a unique platform to explore the full potential of magnetic proximity driven phenomena, which can be further used for applications in next generation spintronic devices. Of particular interest is to…

Within the field of spintronics major efforts are directed towards developing applications for spin-based transport devices made fully out of two-dimensional (2D) materials. In this work we present an experimental realization of a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-07-13 Alexey A. Kaverzin , Talieh S. Ghiasi , Avalon H. Dismukes , Xavier Roy , Bart J. van Wees

A far-reaching goal of graphene research is exploiting the unique properties of carriers to realize extreme nonclassical electronic transport. Of particular interest is harnessing wavelike carriers to guide and direct them on submicron…

For optical communication, information is converted between optical and electrical signal domains at a high rate. The devices to achieve such a conversion are various types of electro-optical modulators and photodetectors. These two types…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-18 Nathan Youngblood , Yoska Anugrah , Rui Ma , Steven J. Koester , Mo Li

The recent discovery of two-dimensional magnetic insulators has generated a great deal of excitement over their potential for nanoscale manipulation of spin or magnetism. One intriguing use for these materials is to put them in contact with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-09-25 Aron W. Cummings

Silicene is a one-atom-thick 2D crystal of silicon with a hexagonal lattice structure that is related to that of graphene but with atomic bonds that are buckled rather than flat. This buckling confers advantages on silicene over graphene,…

Materials Science · Physics 2013-10-31 Wei-Feng Tsai , Cheng-Yi Huang , Tay-Rong Chang , Hsin Lin , Horng-Tay Jeng , A. Bansil

We study how electrons move across a graphene sheet when it encounters two magnetic barriers with a region in between that is continuously driven by laser light. Rather than acting as a static obstacle, this illuminated middle section…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-04 Rachid El Aitouni , Miloud Mekkaoui , Pablo Díaz , David Laroze , Ahmed Jellal

We analyze spin scattering in ballistic transport of electrons through a ripple at a normal incidence of an electron flow. The model of a ripple consists of a curved graphene surface in the form of an arc of a circle connected from the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-12-08 M. Pudlak , K. N. Pichugin , R. G. Nazmitdinov