Tunable spin transport using zigzag MoS2 nanoribbon

Abstract

We consider a zigzag nanoribbon of MoS2 and study its spin-dependent conductance and spin-polarization in presence (absent) of an external electric field. The field is not only perpendicular to the molybdenum plane (called vertical field Ez) but also to the transport direction of electrons (called transverse field Et). It is shown that, while in the absent of the external electric field, two bands of seven bands are spin split in the valence band but no spin splitting is seen at point . Under applying the electric field we show, the ribbon behaves as a prefect spin up (down) filter if and only if the both components of the electrical field are present. Finally it is shown that, by changing the strength of , the ribbon acts as a spin inverter for fixed values of Ez .