Spin susceptibilities in armchair graphene nanoribbons with Rashba spin–orbit coupling

Abstract

Based on linear response theory, we studied the spin susceptibilities of armchair graphene nanoribbons (AGNRs) with Rashba spin-orbit coupling (RSOC) in an oscillating magnetic field. It is shown that by tuning the field frequency, RSOC or ribbon width to satisfy the resonance condition, the spins in AGNRs will be effectively magnetized at room temperature due to the electron transitions between RSOC-induced spin-split subbands. Moreover, in this process the magnitude of spin magnetization can also be flexibly manipulated by selecting different resonant frequency or RSOC. Thus, we provide a promisingly well-controlled scheme for the spin magnetization of AGNRs, which is useful for spintronics applications.