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Swapping Exchange and Spin-Orbit Coupling in 2D van der Waals Heterostructures
Zollner, Klaus
, Gmitra, Martin
and Fabian, Jaroslav
(2020)
Swapping Exchange and Spin-Orbit Coupling in 2D van der Waals Heterostructures.
Physical Review Letters 125, p. 196402.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 25 Sep 2020 06:30
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.43794
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Abstract
The concept of swapping the two most important spin interactions -- exchange and spin-orbit coupling -- is proposed based on two-dimensional multilayer van der Waals heterostructures. Specifically, we show by performing realistic ab initio simulations, that a single device consisting of a bilayer graphene sandwiched by a 2D ferromagnet Cr2Ge2Te6 (CGT) and a monolayer WS2, is able not only to ...
The concept of swapping the two most important spin interactions -- exchange and spin-orbit coupling -- is proposed based on two-dimensional multilayer van der Waals heterostructures. Specifically, we show by performing realistic ab initio simulations, that a single device consisting of a bilayer graphene sandwiched by a 2D ferromagnet Cr2Ge2Te6 (CGT) and a monolayer WS2, is able not only to generate, but also to swap the two interactions. The highly efficient swapping is enabled by the interplay of gate-dependent layer polarization in bilayer graphene and short-range spin-orbit and exchange proximity effects affecting only the layers in contact with the sandwiching materials. We call these structures ex-so-tic, for supplying either exchange (ex) or spin-orbit (so) coupling in a single device, by gating. Such bifunctional devices demonstrate the potential of van der Waals spintronics engineering using 2D crystal multilayers.
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| Item type | Article | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Physical Review Letters | ||||||
| Publisher: | American Physical Society (APS) | ||||||
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| Volume: | 125 | ||||||
| Page Range: | p. 196402 | ||||||
| Date | November 2020 | ||||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Jaroslav Fabian | ||||||
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Funded by:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
(314695032)
Funded by:
Europäische Kommission (EU)
(785219)
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| Keywords | GRAPHENE; GRAPHITE | ||||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 530 Physics | ||||||
| Status | Published | ||||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-437945 | ||||||
| Item ID | 43794 |
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