Gate-tunable reversible rashba-edelstein effect in a few-layer graphene/2H-TaS2 heterostructure at room temperature.
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Journal Article
Abstract
We report the observation of current-induced spin polarization, the Rashba-Edelstein effect (REE), and its Onsager reciprocal phenomenon, the spin galvanic effect (SGE), in a few-layer graphene/2H-TaS2 heterostructure at room temperature. Spin-sensitive electrical measurements unveil full spin-polarization reversal by an applied gate voltage. The observed gate-tunable charge-to-spin conversion is explained by the ideal work function mismatch between 2H-TaS2 and graphene, which allows for a strong interface-induced Bychkov-Rashba interaction with a spin-gap reaching 70 meV, while keeping the Dirac nature of the spectrum intact across electron and hole sectors. The reversible electrical generation and control of the nonequilibrium spin polarization vector, not previously observed in a nonmagnetic material, are elegant manifestations of emergent two-dimensional Dirac Fermions with robust spin-helical structure. Our experimental findings, supported by first-principles relativistic electronic structure and transport calculations, demonstrate a route to design low-power spin-logic circuits from layered materials.
Date Issued
2020-05-26
Date Acceptance
2020-04-08
Citation
ACS Nano, 2020, 14 (5), pp.5251-5259
ISSN
1936-0851
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
5251
End Page
5259
Journal / Book Title
ACS Nano
Volume
14
Issue
5
Copyright Statement
© 2020 American Chemical Society. This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in ACS Nano, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c01037
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32267673
Subjects
Rashba−Edelstein effect
charge-to-spin conversion
graphene/transition-metal dichalcogenide heterostructures
spin galvanic effect
spintronics
spin−orbit coupling
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2020-04-08