• 文献标题:   Experimental observation of spin-split energy dispersion in high-mobility single-layer graphene/WSe2 heterostructures
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   TIWARI P, JAT MK, UDUPA A, NARANG DS, WATANABE K, TANIGUCHI T, SEN D, BID A
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  • 出版物名称:   NPJ 2D MATERIALS APPLICATIONS
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  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1038/s41699-022-00348-y
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

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.