Spintronics, or spin electronics, involves the study of active control and manipulation of spin
degrees of freedom in solid-state systems. This article reviews the current status of this …

This article reviews the current status of spin dynamics in semiconductors which has
achieved much progress in the recent years due to the fast growing field of semiconductor …

Spin–orbit coupling can induce spin polarization in nonmagnetic 3D crystals when the
inversion symmetry is broken, as manifested by the bulk Rashba and Dresselhaus effects …

Transition-metal dichalcogenides such as WSe2 and MoS2 have electronic band structures
that are ideal for hosting many exotic spin–orbit phenomena. Here we investigate the …

We use symmetry analysis, density functional theory calculations, and k· p modeling to
scrutinize Rashba and Dresselhaus effects in hybrid organic–inorganic halide perovskites …

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 …

The valley degree of freedom in layered transition-metal dichalcogenides provides an
opportunity to extend the functionalities of spintronics and valleytronics devices. The …

We report a giant bowing of the spin-orbit splitting energy Δ 0 in the dilute GaAs 1-x Bi x
alloy for Bi concentrations ranging from 0% to 1.8%. This is the first observation of a large …

This theoretical Perspective reviews spin–orbit coupling (SOC), including the Rashba effect
and Dresselhaus effect, in two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors. We first introduce the …

Spin–orbit coupling in semiconductors relates the spin of an electron to its momentum, and
provides a pathway for electrically initializing and manipulating electron spins for …