2017/07/14 by Xiao Li, Hua Chen, Li, Xiao +3
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #2D Materials and Applications #FOS: Physical sciences #Magnetic properties of thin films #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) #Multiferroics and related materials
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1707.04548
openalex publication_date 2017/07/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In a multilayer comprising ferromagnet and heavy metal, in-plane carrier spin is induced by applied electric current owing to Rashba spin-orbit coupling, while the out-of-plane component is absent. We propose the out-of-plane carrier spin can emerge in ferromagnetic transition-metal dichalcogenides monolayer, by symmetry arguments and first-principles calculations. An intrinsic spin-orbit coupling in the monolayer provides valley-contrasting Zeeman-type spin splitting for generating the vertical induced spin. The current direction can be exploited to tune the induced spin, accompanied with valley polarization. The exotic spin accumulation paves an accessible way for perpendicular magnetization switching and electric control of valleys.