Colloquium: Spintronics in graphene and other two-dimensional materials

A. Avsar, H. Ochoa, F. Guinea, B. Özyilmaz, B. J. van Wees, and I. J. Vera-Marun
Rev. Mod. Phys. 92, 021003 – Published 2 June 2020

Abstract

After the first unequivocal demonstration of spin transport in graphene [Tombros et al., Nature (London) 448, 571–574 (2007)], surprisingly at room temperature, it was quickly realized that this novel material was relevant for both fundamental spintronics and future applications. In the decade since, exciting results have made the field of graphene spintronics blossom, and a second generation of studies has extended to new two-dimensional (2D) compounds. This Colloquium reviews recent theoretical and experimental advances on electronic spin transport in graphene and related 2D materials, focusing on emergent phenomena in van der Waals heterostructures and the new perspectives provided by them. These phenomena include proximity-enabled spin-orbit effects, the coupling of electronic spin to light, electrical tunability, and 2D magnetism.

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  • Received 19 April 2019

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.92.021003

© 2020 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

A. Avsar

  • Electrical Engineering Institute and Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland

H. Ochoa

  • Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA

F. Guinea

  • Imdea Nanociencia, Faraday 9, 28049 Madrid, Spain, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom, and Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 San Sebastian, Spain

B. Özyilmaz

  • Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore, Centre for Advanced 2D Materials, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117546, Singapore, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore

B. J. van Wees*

  • Physics of Nanodevices, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, Netherlands

I. J. Vera-Marun

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom and National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom

  • *b.j.van.wees@rug.nl
  • ivan.veramarun@manchester.ac.uk

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Vol. 92, Iss. 2 — April - June 2020

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