Sign reversal diode effect in superconducting Dayem nanobridges

D Margineda, A Crippa, E Strambini, Y Fukaya… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Supercurrent diodes are nonreciprocal electronic elements whose switching current
depends on their flow direction. Recently, a variety of composite systems combining different …

Inverse Janus design of two-dimensional Rashba semiconductors

Q Tian, P Li, J Wei, Z Xing, G Qin, Z Qin - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
The search for optimal Rashba semiconductors with large Rashba constants, strong electric
field responses, and potential thermoelectric properties is pivotal for spin field-effect …

[HTML][HTML] Off-centering thermoelectrics

C Xie, X Tang, G Tan - Next Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric (TE) materials that can achieve mutual conversion of electricity and heat has
experienced remarkable growth over the past two decades. While many TE materials exhibit …

Large spin–orbit torque in bismuthate-based heterostructures

AL Edgeton, IA Harris, NG Campbell, Y Chai… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The wider application of spintronic devices requires the development of new material
platforms that can efficiently be used to manipulate spin. Bismuthate-based superconductors …

Rashba effect: a chemical physicist's approach

MJ Szary - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding the mechanisms underlying the emergence of giant spin splitting (GSS) is
fundamental in the pursuit of more robust strategies for designing materials with desired spin …

Exploring orbital-charge conversion mediated by interfaces with through spin-orbital pumping

E Santos, JE Abrão, AS Vieira, JBS Mendes… - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
We explore the impact of different materials on orbital-charge conversion in heterostructures
with a naturally oxidized copper capping layer. Introducing a thin layer of Cu O x (3 nm) to …

Gate-tunable spin hall effect in an all-light-element heterostructure: Graphene with copper oxide

H Yang, M Ormaza, Z Chi, E Dolan, J Ingla-Aynés… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Graphene is a light material for long-distance spin transport due to its low spin–orbit
coupling, which at the same time is the main drawback for exhibiting a sizable spin Hall …

Light‐Induced Giant Rashba Spin–Orbit Coupling at Superconducting KTaO3(110) Heterointerfaces

Y Gan, F Yang, L Kong, X Chen, H Xu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The 2D electron system (2DES) at the KTaO3 surface or heterointerface with 5d orbitals
hosts extraordinary physical properties, including a stronger Rashba spin–orbit coupling …

Nonreciprocal charge and spin transport induced by non-Hermitian skin effect in mesoscopic heterojunctions

H Geng, JY Wei, MH Zou, L Sheng, W Chen, DY Xing - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
The pursuit of the non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) in various physical systems is of great
research interest. Compared with recent progress in nonelectronic systems, the …

Strongly anisotropic spin and orbital Rashba effect at a tellurium–noble metal interface

B Geldiyev, M Ünzelmann, P Eck, T Kißlinger… - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
We study the interplay of lattice, spin, and orbital degrees of freedom in a two-dimensional
model system: a flat square lattice of Te atoms on a Au (100) surface. The atomic structure of …