Van der Waals heterostructures for spintronics and opto-spintronics
Sierra, Juan F. (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia)
Fabian, Jaroslav (University of Regensburg. Institute for Theoretical Physics)
Kawakami, Roland (Ohio State University. Department of Physics)
Roche, Stephan (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia)
Valenzuela, Sergio O. (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia)

Date:	2021
Abstract:	The large variety of 2D materials and their co-integration in van der Waals heterostructures enable innovative device engineering. In addition, their atomically thin nature promotes the design of artificial materials by proximity effects that originate from short-range interactions. Such a designer approach is particularly compelling for spintronics, which typically harnesses functionalities from thin layers of magnetic and non-magnetic materials and the interfaces between them. Here we provide an overview of recent progress in 2D spintronics and opto-spintronics using van der Waals heterostructures. After an introduction to the forefront of spin transport research, we highlight the unique spin-related phenomena arising from spin-orbit and magnetic proximity effects. We further describe the ability to create multifunctional hybrid heterostructures based on van der Waals materials, combining spin, valley and excitonic degrees of freedom. We end with an outlook on perspectives and challenges for the design and production of ultracompact all-2D spin devices and their potential applications in conventional and quantum technologies.
Grants:	European Commission 881603 European Commission 824140 Agencia Estatal de Investigación PID2019-111773RB-I00 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad SEV-2017-0706
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Artificial material ; Device engineering ; Magnetic proximity ; Non-magnetic materials ; Proximity effects ; Quantum technologies ; Recent progress ; Short range interactions
Published in:	Nature Nanotechnology, Vol. 16, issue 8 (August 2021) , p. 856-868, ISSN 1748-3395

DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-00936-x

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