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Gmitra, Martin ; Fabian, Jaroslav

Proximity Effects in Bilayer Graphene on Monolayer WSe2: Field-Effect Spin Valley Locking, Spin-Orbit Valve, and Spin Transistor

Gmitra, Martin und Fabian, Jaroslav (2017) Proximity Effects in Bilayer Graphene on Monolayer WSe2: Field-Effect Spin Valley Locking, Spin-Orbit Valve, and Spin Transistor. Physical Review Letters 119, S. 146401.

Veröffentlichungsdatum dieses Volltextes: 08 Okt 2020 07:27
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DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments: 10.5283/epub.43857


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Proximity orbital and spin-orbit effects of bilayer graphene on monolayer WSe2 are investigated from first principles. We find that the built-in electric field induces an orbital band gap of about 10 meV in bilayer graphene. Remarkably, the proximity spin-orbit splitting for holes is 2 orders of magnitude—the spin-orbit splitting of the valence band at K is about 2 meV—more than for electrons. ...

Proximity orbital and spin-orbit effects of bilayer graphene on monolayer WSe2 are investigated from first principles. We find that the built-in electric field induces an orbital band gap of about 10 meV in bilayer graphene. Remarkably, the proximity spin-orbit splitting for holes is 2 orders of magnitude—the spin-orbit splitting of the valence band at K is about 2 meV—more than for electrons. Effectively, holes experience spin valley locking due to the strong proximity of the lower graphene layer to WSe2. However, applying an external transverse electric field of some 1  V/nm, countering the built-in field of the heterostructure, completely reverses this effect and allows, instead of holes, electrons to be spin valley locked with 2 meV spin-orbit splitting. Such a behavior constitutes a highly efficient field-effect spin-orbit valve, making bilayer graphene on WSe2 a potential platform for a field-effect spin transistor.



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DokumentenartArtikel
Titel eines Journals oder einer ZeitschriftPhysical Review Letters
Verlag:American Physical Society (APS)
Band:119
Seitenbereich:S. 146401
Datum2017
InstitutionenPhysik > Institut für Theoretische Physik > Lehrstuhl Professor Richter > Arbeitsgruppe Jaroslav Fabian
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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.146401DOI
Stichwörter / KeywordsSpin-orbit coupling, bilayer graphene, spintronics
Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 530 Physik
StatusVeröffentlicht
BegutachtetJa, diese Version wurde begutachtet
An der Universität Regensburg entstandenJa
URN der UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-438573
Dokumenten-ID43857

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