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Flexoelectricity phenomenon is the response of electric polarization to an applied strain gradient and is developed as a consequence of crystal symmetry in all materials. In this study, we show that the presence of strain gradient in…

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Proximity effects are one of the pillars of exotic phenomena and technological applications of two dimensional materials. However, the interactions nature depends strongly on the materials involved, their crystalline symmetries, and…

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The spin-charge coupled dynamics in a thin, magnetized metallic system are investigated. The effective driving force acting on the charge carriers is generated by a dynamical magnetic texture, which can be induced, e.g., by a magnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-03-06 Sebastian Tölle , Ulrich Eckern , Cosimo Gorini

We measure spin-orbit torques (SOTs) in a unique model system of all-epitaxial ferrite/Pt bilayers to gain insights into charge-spin interconversion in Pt. With negligible electronic conduction in the insulating ferrite, the crystalline Pt…

Anti-ferromagnetic materials have the possibility to offer ultra fast, high data density spintronic devices. A significant challenge is the reliable detection of the state of the antiferromagnet, which can be achieved using exchange bias.…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-03-17 Sarah Jenkins , Roy. W. Chantrell , Richard. F. L. Evans

We calculate spin Hall conductivities in the two dimensional electron systems with Rashba spin-orbit interaction. The salient feature is that, apart from the usual spin-Hall conductivity \sigma^z_{xy} which corresponds to the induction of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ankur Sensharma , Sudhansu S. Mandal

We show that spin-orbit coupling at the interface between a superconducting film of the finite lateral size and the underlying ferromagnetic insulator with in-plane exchange field gives rise to a series of non-reciprocal effects provided…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-12-21 A. V. Putilov , S. V. Mironov , A. I. Buzdin

Inefficient screening of electric fields in nanoconductors makes electric manipulation of electronic transport in nanodevices possible. Accordingly, electrostatic (charge) gating is routinely used to affect and control the Coulomb…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-07-22 R. I. Shekhter , M. Jonson

$\text{RuO}_2$, a transition metal oxide, is attracting attention in spintronics for its unique altermagnetic properties, which influence spin currents. Its ability to produce large spin-orbit torques and spin Hall effects is key for…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-08-20 Abhisek Mishra , Kshitij Singh Rathore , Swayang Priya Mahanta , Subhankar Bedanta

We describe theoretically the process of multi-beam reflection in a two-dimensional electron system with a lateral potential barrier. Due to spin-orbital interaction, the reflection process leads to the formation of three beams with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. O. Govorov , A. V. Kalameitsev , J. P. Dulka

Graphene is an excellent material for long distance spin transport but allows little spin manipulation. Transition metal dichalcogenides imprint their strong spin-orbit coupling into graphene via proximity effect, and it has been predicted…

We theoretically demonstrate that a rotating electric-field component of circularly polarized microwave or terahertz light can induce electron-spin polarization within a few picoseconds in a two-dimensional electron system with the Rashba…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-09-21 Masahito Mochizuki , Keisuke Ihara , Jun-ichiro Ohe , Akihito Takeuchi

Spin-charge interconversion (SCI) phenomena have attracted a growing interest in the field of spintronics as means to detect spin currents or manipulate the magnetization of ferromagnets. The key ingredients to exploit these assets are a…

We theoretically consider the spin Seebeck effect, the charge Seebeck coefficient, and the thermoelectric figure of merit in superconducting hybrid structures including either magnetic textures or intrinsic spin-orbit coupling. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-02-01 Marianne Etzelmüller Bathen , Jacob Linder

In metal/degenerately doped silicon bilayer structure, the interfacial flexoelectric effect due to strain gradient leads to charge carrier transfer from metal layer to the silicon layer. This excess charge carrier concentration is called…

We study electronic transport in graphene/ferromagnetic insulator hybrid devices. The system comprises an armchair graphene nanoribbon with a lens-shaped EuO ferromagnetic insulator layer deposited on top of it. When the device supports a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-02-12 Yuriko Baba , Marta Saiz-Bretín

We propose a novel ferroelectric switchable altermagnetism effect, the reversal of ferroelectric polarization is coupled to the switching of altermagnetic spin splitting. We demonstrate the design principles for the ferroelectric…

Spin-orbit interaction (SOI) offers a nonferromagnetic scheme to realize spin polarization through utilizing an electric field. Electrically tunable SOI through electrostatic gates have been investigated, however, the relatively weak and…

We theoretically study spin and charge transport induced by a twisted light beam irradiated on a disordered surface of a doped three dimensional topological insulator (TI). We find that various types of spin vortices are imprinted on the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-05-17 Kunitaka Shintani , Katsuhisa Taguchi , Yukio Tanaka , Yuki Kawaguchi

The use of graphene in spintronic devices is contingent on its ability to convert a spin current into a charge current. We have systematically investigated the spin pumping induced spin-to-charge current conversion at the Graphene/FM…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-28 Mahammad Tahir , Subhakanta Das , Mukul Gupta , Rohit Medwal , Soumik Mukhopadhyay