Using first-principles methods, we have investigated magnetic properties and thermospin effects of zigzag silicene nanoribbons (ZSiNRs) absorbed by a single Si atom. After a relaxation, a steady dumbbell-like structure is formed, which induces a weaker antiferromagnetic (AFM) coupling between two zigzag edges. Therefore, a band gap is opened, meanwhile the adsorbed ZSiNRs show a spin semiconducting property. A large spin thermopower and weak charge thermopower in adsorbed ZSiNR-based devices can be simultaneously achieved, which is attributed to a nearly perfect mirror symmetry of spin-up and spin-down transmission spectra relative to the Fermi level. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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Henan Normal Univ, Coll Elect & Elect Engn, Xinxiang 453007, Henan, Peoples R ChinaHenan Normal Univ, Coll Elect & Elect Engn, Xinxiang 453007, Henan, Peoples R China
Shi, Yanyan
Wang, Can
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Wang, Can
Shen, Minghui
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State Grid Corp China, Xinxiang Power Supply Co, Xinxiang 453000, Henan, Peoples R ChinaHenan Normal Univ, Coll Elect & Elect Engn, Xinxiang 453007, Henan, Peoples R China
Shen, Minghui
Wang, Tianxing
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Wang, Tianxing
Wang, Meng
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