Two-dimensional magnetic tunnel p-n junctions for low-power electronics

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Autori principali: Zhu, Wenkai, Wang, Ziao, Hu, Tiangui, Kudrynskyi, Zakhar R., Zhou, Tong, Kovalyuk, Zakhar D., Hu, Ce, Lin, Hailong, Li, Xiaodong, Deng, Yongcheng, Lv, Quanshan, Zhao, Lixia, Patane, Amalia, Zutic, Igor, Zheng, Houzhi, Wang, Kaiyou
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author Zhu, Wenkai
Wang, Ziao
Hu, Tiangui
Kudrynskyi, Zakhar R.
Zhou, Tong
Kovalyuk, Zakhar D.
Hu, Ce
Lin, Hailong
Li, Xiaodong
Deng, Yongcheng
Lv, Quanshan
Zhao, Lixia
Patane, Amalia
Zutic, Igor
Zheng, Houzhi
Wang, Kaiyou
author_facet Zhu, Wenkai
Wang, Ziao
Hu, Tiangui
Kudrynskyi, Zakhar R.
Zhou, Tong
Kovalyuk, Zakhar D.
Hu, Ce
Lin, Hailong
Li, Xiaodong
Deng, Yongcheng
Lv, Quanshan
Zhao, Lixia
Patane, Amalia
Zutic, Igor
Zheng, Houzhi
Wang, Kaiyou
contents For decades, semiconductors and their heterostructures have underpinned both fundamental and applied research across all areas of electronics. Two-dimensional, 2D (atomically thin) semiconductors have now the potential to push further the miniaturization of electronic components, enabling the development of more efficient electronics. Here, we report on a giant anomalous zero-bias spin voltage in magnetic tunnel junctions based on 2D materials. The generation, manipulation and detection of electron spin across a nanometer-thick magnetic tunnel junction do not require any applied bias. It is achieved by exploiting high-quality ferromagnetic/semiconductor interfaces and the asymmetric diffusion of spin-up/spin-down electrons across a semiconductor p-n junction. The large spin-voltage signal exceeds 30,000% and is far greater than the highest magnetoresistance signals reported to date. Our findings reveal unexplored opportunities to transform and amplify spin information for low-power electronics.
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spellingShingle Two-dimensional magnetic tunnel p-n junctions for low-power electronics
Zhu, Wenkai
Wang, Ziao
Hu, Tiangui
Kudrynskyi, Zakhar R.
Zhou, Tong
Kovalyuk, Zakhar D.
Hu, Ce
Lin, Hailong
Li, Xiaodong
Deng, Yongcheng
Lv, Quanshan
Zhao, Lixia
Patane, Amalia
Zutic, Igor
Zheng, Houzhi
Wang, Kaiyou
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Other Condensed Matter
For decades, semiconductors and their heterostructures have underpinned both fundamental and applied research across all areas of electronics. Two-dimensional, 2D (atomically thin) semiconductors have now the potential to push further the miniaturization of electronic components, enabling the development of more efficient electronics. Here, we report on a giant anomalous zero-bias spin voltage in magnetic tunnel junctions based on 2D materials. The generation, manipulation and detection of electron spin across a nanometer-thick magnetic tunnel junction do not require any applied bias. It is achieved by exploiting high-quality ferromagnetic/semiconductor interfaces and the asymmetric diffusion of spin-up/spin-down electrons across a semiconductor p-n junction. The large spin-voltage signal exceeds 30,000% and is far greater than the highest magnetoresistance signals reported to date. Our findings reveal unexplored opportunities to transform and amplify spin information for low-power electronics.
title Two-dimensional magnetic tunnel p-n junctions for low-power electronics
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Other Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.04206