Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are a family of one-dimensional (1D) materials with a
graphitic lattice structure. GNRs possess high mobility and current-carrying capability …

Spintronic devices exploit the spin, as well as the charge, of electrons and could bring new
capabilities to the microelectronics industry. However, in order for spintronic devices to meet …

Abstract 2D materials are attractive for nanoelectronics due to their ultimate thickness
dimension and unique physical properties. A wide variety of emerging spintronic device …

The explosive growth of the information era has put forward urgent requirements for
ultrahigh‐speed and extremely efficient computations. In direct contrary to charge‐based …

A transistor based on spin rather than charge—a spin transistor—could potentially offer non-
volatile data storage and improved performance compared with traditional transistors. Many …

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 …

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 …

Hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites have emerged as a new class of semiconductors that
exhibit excellent performance as active layers in photovoltaic solar cells. These compounds …

Exploiting spin transport increases the functionality of electronic devices and enables such
devices to overcome physical limitations related to speed and power. Utilizing the Rashba …

Future development in spintronic devices will require an advanced control of spin currents,
for example by an electric field. Here we demonstrate an approach that differs from previous …