Gate-tunable spin Hall effect in trilayer graphene/group-IV monochalcogenide van der Waals heterostructures

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Main Authors: Yang, Haozhe, Chi, Zhendong, Avedissian, Garen, Dolan, Eoin, Karuppasamy, Muthumalai, Martín-García, Beatriz, Gobbi, Marco, Sofer, Zdenek, Hueso, Luis E., Casanova, Fèlix
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author Yang, Haozhe
Chi, Zhendong
Avedissian, Garen
Dolan, Eoin
Karuppasamy, Muthumalai
Martín-García, Beatriz
Gobbi, Marco
Sofer, Zdenek
Hueso, Luis E.
Casanova, Fèlix
author_facet Yang, Haozhe
Chi, Zhendong
Avedissian, Garen
Dolan, Eoin
Karuppasamy, Muthumalai
Martín-García, Beatriz
Gobbi, Marco
Sofer, Zdenek
Hueso, Luis E.
Casanova, Fèlix
contents Spintronic devices require materials that facilitate effective spin transport, generation, and detection. In this regard, graphene emerges as an ideal candidate for long-distance spin transport owing to its minimal spin-orbit coupling, which, however, limits its capacity for effective spin manipulation. This problem can be overcome by putting spin-orbit coupling materials in close contact to graphene leading to spin-orbit proximity and, consequently, efficient spin-to-charge conversion through mechanisms such as the spin Hall effect. Here, we report and quantify the gate-dependent spin Hall effect in trilayer graphene proximitized with tin sulfide (SnS), a group-IV monochalcogenide which has recently been predicted to be a viable alternative to transition-metal dichalcogenides for inducing strong spin-orbit coupling in graphene. The spin Hall angle exhibits a maximum around the charge neutrality point of graphene up to room temperature. Our findings expand the library of materials that induce spin-orbit coupling in graphene to a new class, group-IV monochalcogenides, thereby highlighting the potential of two-dimensional materials to pave the way for the development of innovative spin-based devices and future technological applications.
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spellingShingle Gate-tunable spin Hall effect in trilayer graphene/group-IV monochalcogenide van der Waals heterostructures
Yang, Haozhe
Chi, Zhendong
Avedissian, Garen
Dolan, Eoin
Karuppasamy, Muthumalai
Martín-García, Beatriz
Gobbi, Marco
Sofer, Zdenek
Hueso, Luis E.
Casanova, Fèlix
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Spintronic devices require materials that facilitate effective spin transport, generation, and detection. In this regard, graphene emerges as an ideal candidate for long-distance spin transport owing to its minimal spin-orbit coupling, which, however, limits its capacity for effective spin manipulation. This problem can be overcome by putting spin-orbit coupling materials in close contact to graphene leading to spin-orbit proximity and, consequently, efficient spin-to-charge conversion through mechanisms such as the spin Hall effect. Here, we report and quantify the gate-dependent spin Hall effect in trilayer graphene proximitized with tin sulfide (SnS), a group-IV monochalcogenide which has recently been predicted to be a viable alternative to transition-metal dichalcogenides for inducing strong spin-orbit coupling in graphene. The spin Hall angle exhibits a maximum around the charge neutrality point of graphene up to room temperature. Our findings expand the library of materials that induce spin-orbit coupling in graphene to a new class, group-IV monochalcogenides, thereby highlighting the potential of two-dimensional materials to pave the way for the development of innovative spin-based devices and future technological applications.
title Gate-tunable spin Hall effect in trilayer graphene/group-IV monochalcogenide van der Waals heterostructures
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.09785