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Rockinger, Tobias ; Szentpéteri, Bálint ; Csonka, Szabolcs ; Marocko, Marina ; Amann, Julia ; Gan, Ziyang ; George, Antony ; Turchanin, Andrey ; Watanabe, Kenji ; Taniguchi, Takashi ; Weiss, Dieter ; Makk, Péter ; Eroms, Jonathan

Tuning proximity-induced spin-orbit coupling in graphene/WSe heterostructures

Rockinger, Tobias , Szentpéteri, Bálint, Csonka, Szabolcs, Marocko, Marina, Amann, Julia, Gan, Ziyang, George, Antony, Turchanin, Andrey, Watanabe, Kenji , Taniguchi, Takashi, Weiss, Dieter , Makk, Péter and Eroms, Jonathan (2026) Tuning proximity-induced spin-orbit coupling in graphene/WSe heterostructures. Physical Review B 113, p. 245414.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 11 Jun 2026 07:47
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.79578

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Abstract

Recently, proximity-induced spin-orbit coupling (SOC) has been observed in heterostructures consisting of monolayer graphene (ML-G) and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) such as WSe2. Successful tuning of SOC in graphene/WSe2 heterostructures by applying mechanical pressure and electric fields was also demonstrated in previous studies. In addition, theoretical calculations predicted a ...

Recently, proximity-induced spin-orbit coupling (SOC) has been observed in heterostructures consisting of monolayer graphene (ML-G) and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) such as WSe2. Successful tuning of SOC in graphene/WSe2 heterostructures by applying mechanical pressure and electric fields was also demonstrated in previous studies. In addition, theoretical calculations predicted a strong dependence of the proximity-induced SOC on the twist angle between graphene and TMDC. Here, we put these predictions to experimental test in ML-G/ML-WSe2/hBN-heterostructures, where the twist angle is determined by aligning fractured edges, and by crystallographic etching of graphene. By performing weak anti-localization measurements, we determine the strength of the Rasbha-type SOC (lambda_R) and the valley-Zeeman-type SOC (lambda_VZ). Our experiments confirm a strong twist angle dependence of the proximity-induced SOC in agreement with theoretical predictions. Finally, we demonstrate the tunability of the SOC strength via mechanical pressure, which is in agreement with earlier findings.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitlePhysical Review B
Publisher:American Physical Society (APS)
Volume:113
Page Range:p. 245414
Date9 June 2026
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Chair Professor Weiss > Group Dieter Weiss
Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Chair Professor Weiss > Group Jonathan Eroms
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Funded by: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (314695032)
Funded by: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (443416183)
Funded by: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (426094608)
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10.1103/l413-8w3dDOI
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-795781
Item ID79578

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