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Giant spin Hall effect in two-dimensional monochalcogenides

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Sławińska, J; Cerasoli, FT; Wang, H; Postorino, S; Supka, A; Curtarolo, S; Fornari, M; Buongiorno Nardelli, M
Published in: 2D Materials
February 8, 2019

One of the most exciting properties of two dimensional materials is their sensitivity to external tuning of the electronic properties, for example via electric field or strain. Recently discovered analogues of phosphorene, group-IV monochalcogenides (MX with M = Ge, Sn and X = S, Se, Te), display several interesting phenomena intimately related to the in-plane strain, such as giant piezoelectricity and multiferroicity, which combine ferroelastic and ferroelectric properties. Here, using calculations from first principles, we reveal for the first time giant intrinsic spin Hall conductivities (SHC) in these materials. In particular, we show that the SHC resonances can be easily tuned by combination of strain and doping and, in some cases, strain can be used to induce semiconductor to metal transition that makes a giant spin Hall effect possible even in absence of doping. Our results indicate a new route for the design of highly tunable spintronics devices based on two-dimensional materials.

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2D Materials

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2053-1583

Publication Date

February 8, 2019

Volume

6

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2

Related Subject Headings

  • 5104 Condensed matter physics
  • 4018 Nanotechnology
  • 4016 Materials engineering
  • 1007 Nanotechnology
  • 0912 Materials Engineering
  • 0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
 

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Sławińska, J., Cerasoli, F. T., Wang, H., Postorino, S., Supka, A., Curtarolo, S., … Buongiorno Nardelli, M. (2019). Giant spin Hall effect in two-dimensional monochalcogenides. 2D Materials, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/ab0146
Sławińska, J., F. T. Cerasoli, H. Wang, S. Postorino, A. Supka, S. Curtarolo, M. Fornari, and M. Buongiorno Nardelli. “Giant spin Hall effect in two-dimensional monochalcogenides.” 2D Materials 6, no. 2 (February 8, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/ab0146.
Sławińska J, Cerasoli FT, Wang H, Postorino S, Supka A, Curtarolo S, et al. Giant spin Hall effect in two-dimensional monochalcogenides. 2D Materials. 2019 Feb 8;6(2).
Sławińska, J., et al. “Giant spin Hall effect in two-dimensional monochalcogenides.” 2D Materials, vol. 6, no. 2, Feb. 2019. Scopus, doi:10.1088/2053-1583/ab0146.
Sławińska J, Cerasoli FT, Wang H, Postorino S, Supka A, Curtarolo S, Fornari M, Buongiorno Nardelli M. Giant spin Hall effect in two-dimensional monochalcogenides. 2D Materials. 2019 Feb 8;6(2).
Journal cover image

Published In

2D Materials

DOI

EISSN

2053-1583

Publication Date

February 8, 2019

Volume

6

Issue

2

Related Subject Headings

  • 5104 Condensed matter physics
  • 4018 Nanotechnology
  • 4016 Materials engineering
  • 1007 Nanotechnology
  • 0912 Materials Engineering
  • 0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry