The isolation of graphene has triggered an avalanche of studies into the spin-dependent
physical properties of this material and of graphene-based spintronic devices. Here, we …

Spin Hall effects convert charge currents into spin currents and vice versa even in
nonmagnetic conductors due to spin orbit coupling. This enables spin Hall effects to be …

The field of spintronics has attracted tremendous attention recently owing to its ability to offer
a solution for the present-day problem of increased power dissipation in electronic circuits …

We report the observation of magnetoresistance (MR) that could originate from the orbital
angular momentum (OAM) transport in a permalloy (Py)/oxidized Cu (Cu*) heterostructure …

As the dimensions of a material shrink from an extended bulk solid to a nanoscale structure,
size and quantum confinement effects become dominant, altering the properties of the …

Efficient electrical generation of torque is desired to develop innovative magnetic
nanodevices. The torque can be generated by charge to spin conversion of heavy-metal …

We have investigated spin Hall effects in 4 d and 5 d transition metals, Nb, Ta, Mo, Pd, and
Pt, by incorporating the spin absorption method in the lateral spin valve structure, where …

As CMOS technology begins to face significant scaling challenges, considerable research
efforts are being directed to investigate alternative device technologies that can serve as a …

A number of proposed next-generation electronic devices, including novel memory elements
and versatile transistor circuits, rely on spin currents, that is, the flow of electron angular …

The coupling of spin and heat gives rise to new physical phenomena in nanoscale spin
devices. In particular, spin-transfer torque (STT) driven by thermal transport provides a new …