TY - JOUR
T1 - Spin-dependent refraction at the atomic step of transition-metal dichalcogenides
AU - Habe, Tetsuro
AU - Koshino, Mikito
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 American Physical Society.
PY - 2015/5/18
Y1 - 2015/5/18
N2 - We theoretically propose a spin-dependent electronic transport mechanism in which the spin-unpolarized electron beam is split into different directions depending on spins at an atomic domain boundary in nonmagnetic material. Specifically, we calculate the electronic transmission across a boundary between the monolayer and bilayer of the transition-metal dichalcogenide, and demonstrate that up-spin and down-spin electrons entering the boundary are refracted and collimated to opposite directions. The phenomenon is attributed to the strong spin-orbit interaction, the trigonally warped Fermi surface, and the different crystal symmetries between the monolayer and bilayer systems. The spin-dependent refraction suggests a potential application for a spin splitter, which spatially separates up-spin and down-spin electrons simply by passing the electric current through the boundary.
AB - We theoretically propose a spin-dependent electronic transport mechanism in which the spin-unpolarized electron beam is split into different directions depending on spins at an atomic domain boundary in nonmagnetic material. Specifically, we calculate the electronic transmission across a boundary between the monolayer and bilayer of the transition-metal dichalcogenide, and demonstrate that up-spin and down-spin electrons entering the boundary are refracted and collimated to opposite directions. The phenomenon is attributed to the strong spin-orbit interaction, the trigonally warped Fermi surface, and the different crystal symmetries between the monolayer and bilayer systems. The spin-dependent refraction suggests a potential application for a spin splitter, which spatially separates up-spin and down-spin electrons simply by passing the electric current through the boundary.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.91.201407
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.91.201407
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84929578016
VL - 91
JO - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
JF - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
SN - 0163-1829
IS - 20
M1 - 201407
ER -