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 …

The scaling of complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) technology is
increasingly challenging, but demand for low-power data storage and processing continues …

Building upon the success and relevance of the 2014 Magnetism Roadmap, this 2017
Magnetism Roadmap edition follows a similar general layout, even if its focus is naturally …

Spin–orbit coupling stands as a powerful tool to interconvert charge and spin currents and to
manipulate the magnetization of magnetic materials through spin-torque phenomena …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) crystals offer a unique platform due to their remarkable and
contrasting spintronic properties, such as weak spin–orbit coupling (SOC) in graphene and …

A large enhancement in the spin–orbit coupling of graphene has been predicted when
interfacing it with semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides. Signatures of such an …

We report on fundamental aspects of spin dynamics in heterostructures of graphene and
transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs). By using realistic models derived from first …

Van der Waals heterostructures have become a paradigm for designing new materials and
devices in which specific functionalities can be tailored by combining the properties of the …

Since its discovery, graphene has been a promising material for spintronics: its low spin–
orbit coupling, negligible hyperfine interaction, and high electron mobility are obvious …

In anisotropic crystals, the direction-dependent effective mass of carriers can have a
profound impact on spin transport dynamics. The puckered crystal structure of black …