Journal
NPJ 2D MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS
Volume 6, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41699-022-00348-y
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Funding
- DST FIST program
- DST [DST/SJF/PSA01/2016-17]
- SERB [JBR/2020/000043]
- MEXT, Japan [JPMXP0112101001]
- JSPS KAKENHI [JP19H05790, JP20H00354]
- DST for Woman Scientist fellowship (WOS-A) [SR/WOS-A//PM-98/2018]
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This research article reports the experimental determination of the band structure of single-layer graphene (SLG) in the presence of proximity-induced spin-orbit coupling. The study finds clear spin-splitting of the graphene bands and a substantial increase in the Fermi velocity. Theoretical modeling and analysis further reveal evidence of a band gap opening and band inversion. The study fills a gap in the quantitative measurement of the spin-splitting and low-energy dispersion relation in SLG.
Proximity-induced spin-orbit coupling in graphene has led to the observation of intriguing phenomena like time-reversal invariant Z(2) topological phase and spin-orbital filtering effects. An understanding of the effect of spin-orbit coupling on the band structure of graphene is essential if these exciting observations are to be transformed into real-world applications. In this research article, we report the experimental determination of the band structure of single-layer graphene (SLG) in the presence of strong proximity-induced spin-orbit coupling. We achieve this in high-mobility hexagonal boron nitride (hBN)-encapsulated SLG/WSe2 heterostructures through measurements of quantum oscillations. We observe clear spin-splitting of the graphene bands along with a substantial increase in the Fermi velocity. Using a theoretical model with realistic parameters to fit our experimental data, we uncover evidence of a band gap opening and band inversion in the SLG. Further, we establish that the deviation of the low-energy band structure from pristine SLG is determined primarily by the valley-Zeeman SOC and Rashba SOC, with the Kane-Mele SOC being inconsequential. Despite robust theoretical predictions and observations of band-splitting, a quantitative measure of the spin-splitting of the valence and the conduction bands and the consequent low-energy dispersion relation in SLG was missing- our combined experimental and theoretical study fills this lacuna.
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