In solids, electronic Bloch states are formed by atomic orbitals. While it is natural to expect
that orbital composition and information about Bloch states can be manipulated and …

The band structure and electronic properties of a material are defined by the sort of
elements, the atomic registry in the crystal, the dimensions, the presence of spin–orbit …

Transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMD) monolayers MXY (M= Mo, W; X≠ Y= S, Se, Te) are
two-dimensional polar semiconductors. Setting the WSeTe monolayer as an example and …

Efficient electrical generation of torque is desired to develop innovative magnetic
nanodevices. The torque can be generated by charge to spin conversion of heavy-metal …

Recent experimental observation of an unexpectedly large current-induced spin-orbit torque
in surface oxidized Cu on top of a ferromagnet pointed to a possibly prominent role of the …

For solid-state materials, the electronic structure is critical in determining a crystal's physical
properties. By experimentally detecting the electronic structure, the fundamental physics can …

Recently discovered materials called three-dimensional topological insulators,,,, constitute
examples of symmetry-protected topological states in the absence of applied magnetic fields …

Two-dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) in SrTiO3 have become model systems for
engineering emergent behaviour in complex transition metal oxides. Understanding the …

As the inversion symmetry is broken at a surface, spin-orbit interaction gives rise to spin-
dependent energy shifts–a phenomenon which is known as the spin Rashba effect …

In superconductors that lack inversion symmetry, the flow of supercurrent can induce a
nonvanishing magnetization, a phenomenon which is at the heart of nondissipative …