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First-principles theory-based comparative electronic-transport studies were performed for an atomic chain of Au, a bare Cd9Te9 cage-like cluster, and a single transition metal (TM) (Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co,… Click to show full abstract
First-principles theory-based comparative electronic-transport studies were performed for an atomic chain of Au, a bare Cd9Te9 cage-like cluster, and a single transition metal (TM) (Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ru, Rh, Pd) atom encapsulated within the Cd9Te9 using Au(111) as the electrodes. The bare cluster was semiconducting and acted as a tunnel barrier up to a particular applied bias and then beyond that the device displayed a linear current-voltage relationship. Several TMs (Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe) encapsulated in the cage showed a half-metallic behavior and spin-filtering effect in the I-V characteristics of the device. Detailed qualitative and quantitative analyses of the I-V characteristics for metallic, semiconducting, and half-metallic nanostructures were carried out for quantifying the use of these TMs in spintronic device applications.
Journal Title: Nanoscale
Year Published: 2022
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