Spin transport in graphene/transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures. (26th April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Garcia, Jose H.; Vila, Marc; Cummings, Aron W.; Roche, Stephan
• Is Part Of: Chemical Society reviews. Volume 47:Number 9(2018)
• Page Start: 3359
• Page End: 3379
• Publication Date: 2018-04-26
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00864c
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-0012

Abstract

Abstract : This review summarizes the theoretical and experimental studies of spin transport in graphene interfaced with transition metal dichalcogenides, and assesses its potential for future spintronic applications. Abstract : Since its discovery, graphene has been a promising material for spintronics: its low spin–orbit coupling, negligible hyperfine interaction, and high electron mobility are obvious advantages for transporting spin information over long distances. However, such outstanding transport properties also limit the capability to engineer active spintronics, where strong spin–orbit coupling is crucial for creating and manipulating spin currents. To this end, transition metal dichalcogenides, which have larger spin–orbit coupling and good interface matching, appear to be highly complementary materials for enhancing the spin-dependent features of graphene while maintaining its superior charge transport properties. In this review, we present the theoretical framework and the experiments performed to detect and characterize the spin–orbit coupling and spin currents in graphene/transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures. Specifically, we will concentrate on recent measurements of Hanle precession, weak antilocalization and the spin Hall effect, and provide a comprehensive theoretical description of the interconnection between these phenomena.