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Milivojevic, Marko ; Gmitra, Martin ; Kurpas, Marcin ; Stich, Ivan ; Fabian, Jaroslav

Proximity-enabled control of spin-orbit coupling in phosphorene symmetrically and asymmetrically encapsulated by WSe₂ monolayers

Milivojevic, Marko, Gmitra, Martin , Kurpas, Marcin , Stich, Ivan and Fabian, Jaroslav (2024) Proximity-enabled control of spin-orbit coupling in phosphorene symmetrically and asymmetrically encapsulated by WSe₂ monolayers. Physical Review B 109 (7), 075305.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 14 May 2024 10:38
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.58221


Abstract

We analyze, using first-principles calculations and the method of invariants, the spin-orbit proximity effects in trilayer heterostructures comprising phosphorene and encapsulating WSe2 monolayers. We focus on four different configurations, in which the top/bottom WSe2 monolayer is twisted by 0 or 60 degrees with respect to phosphorene and analyze the spin-splitting of phosphorene hole bands ...

We analyze, using first-principles calculations and the method of invariants, the spin-orbit proximity effects in trilayer heterostructures comprising phosphorene and encapsulating WSe2 monolayers. We focus on four different configurations, in which the top/bottom WSe2 monolayer is twisted by 0 or 60 degrees with respect to phosphorene and analyze the spin-splitting of phosphorene hole bands around the point. Our results show that the spin texture of phosphorene hole bands can be dramatically modified by different encapsulations of phosphorene monolayer. For a symmetrically encapsulated phosphorene, the momentum-dependent spin-orbit field has the out-of-plane component only, simulating the spin texture of phosphorenelike group-IV monochalcogenide ferroelectrics. Furthermore, we reveal that the direction of the out-of-plane spin-orbit field can be controlled by switching the twist angle from 0 to 60 degrees. Finally, we show that the spin texture in asymmetrically encapsulated phosphorene has the dominant in-plane component of the spin-orbit field, comparable to the Rashba effect in phosphorene with an applied sizable external electric field. Our results confirm that the significant modification and control of the spin texture is possible in low common-symmetry heterostructures, paving the way for using different substrates to modify spin properties in materials important for spintronics.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitlePhysical Review B
Publisher:American Physical Society (APS)
Open Access Type:Due to SHERPA/RoMEO
Volume:109
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:7
Page Range:075305
DateFebruary 2024
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Jaroslav Fabian
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10.1103/PhysRevB.109.075305DOI
KeywordsSpintronics, graphene, proximity effects
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgPartially
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-582217
Item ID58221

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