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Berry curvature-induced local spin polarisation in gated graphene/WTe2 heterostructures

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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
卷 13, 期 1, 页码 -

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NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30744-3

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  1. TUM International Graduate School of Science and Engineering (IGSSE)
  2. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [SPP-2244, BU 1125/12-1, EXC-2111-390814868, KA 5418/1-1, HO 3324/12-1, HO 3324/13-1]
  3. DFG [BU 1125/11-1]

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Researchers have discovered local tunable spin polarization in current-driven graphene/WTe2 heterostructures using magneto-optical Kerr microscopy. They have presented a theoretical model explaining the spatial distribution of the Kerr signal and revealed the significant potential of 2D heterostructures for spintronics.
Experimental control of local spin-charge interconversion is of primary interest for spintronics. Van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures combining graphene with a strongly spin-orbit coupled two-dimensional (2D) material enable such functionality by design. Electric spin valve experiments have thus far provided global information on such devices, while leaving the local interplay between symmetry breaking, charge flow across the heterointerface and aspects of topology unexplored. Here, we probe the gate-tunable local spin polarisation in current-driven graphene/WTe2 heterostructures through magneto-optical Kerr microscopy. Even for a nominal in-plane transport, substantial out-of-plane spin accumulation is induced by a corresponding out-of-plane current flow. We present a theoretical model which fully explains the gate- and bias-dependent onset and spatial distribution of the intense Kerr signal as a result of a non-linear anomalous Hall effect in the heterostructure, which is enabled by its reduced point group symmetry. Our findings unravel the potential of 2D heterostructure engineering for harnessing topological phenomena for spintronics, and constitute an important step toward nanoscale, electrical spin control. Spin-based electronics offers significantly improved efficiency, but a major challenge is the electric manipulation of spin. Here, Powalla et al find a large gate induced spinpolarization in graphene/WTe2 heterostructures, illustrating the potential of such heterostructures for spintronics.

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