• 文献标题:   Charge-to-spin conversion in twisted graphene/WSe2 heterostructures
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LEE SJ, DE SOUSA DJP, KWON YK, DE JUAN F, CHI ZD, CASANOVA F, LOW T
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   2469-9950 EI 2469-9969
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  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.106.165420
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

We investigate the twist-angle dependence of spin-orbit coupling proximity effects and charge-to-spin con-version (CSC) in graphene/WSe2 heterostructures from first principles. The CSC is shown to strongly depend on the twist angle, with standard Rashba-Edelstein and disorder-free spin Hall efficiencies optimized near 30 degrees twisting. Symmetry breaking due to twisting also gives rise to an unconventional Rashba-Edelstein effect, with electrically generated nonequilibrium spin densities possessing spins collinear to the applied electric field. Our work provides a perspective on the electrical generation of spins in van der Waals heterostructures.