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Spin and Valley Polarized Multiple Fermi Surfaces of {\alpha}-RuCl$_3$/Bilayer Graphene Heterostructure

Materials Science 2023-10-24 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

We report the transport properties of α{\alpha}-RuCl3_3/bilayer graphene heterostructures, where carrier doping is induced by a work function difference, resulting in distinct electron and hole populations in α{\alpha}-RuCl3 and bilayer graphene, respectively. Through a comprehensive analysis of multi-channel transport signatures, including Hall measurements and quantum oscillation, we unveil significant band modifications within the system. In particular, we observe the emergence of spin and valley polarized multiple hole-type Fermi pockets, originating from the spin-selective band hybridization between α{\alpha}-RuCl3_3 and bilayer graphene, breaking the spin degree of freedom. Unlike α{\alpha}-RuCl3_3 /monolayer graphene system, the presence of different hybridization strengths between α{\alpha}-RuCl3_3 and the top and bottom graphene layers leads to an asymmetric behavior of the two layers, confirmed by effective mass experiments, resulting in the manifestation of valley-polarized Fermi pockets. These compelling findings establish α{\alpha}-RuCl3_3 proximitized to bilayer graphene as an outstanding platform for engineering its unique low-energy band structure.

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@article{arxiv.2310.07992,
  title  = {Spin and Valley Polarized Multiple Fermi Surfaces of {\alpha}-RuCl$_3$/Bilayer Graphene Heterostructure},
  author = {Soyun Kim and Jeonghoon Hong and Kenji Watanabe and Takashi Taniguchi and Joseph Falson and Jeongwoo Kim and Youngwook Kim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.07992},
  year   = {2023}
}

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accepted to APL