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Spintronics and Pseudospintronics in Graphene and Topological Insulators

arXiv:1308.3428 · doi:10.1038/nmat3305

Abstract

The two-dimensional electron systems in graphene and in topological insulators are described by massless Dirac equations. Although the two systems have similar Hamiltonians, they are polar opposites in terms of spin-orbit coupling strength. We briefly review the status of efforts to achieve long spin relaxation times in graphene with its weak spin-orbit coupling, and to achieve large current-induced spin polarizations in topological-insulator surface states that have strong spin-orbit coupling. We also comment on differences between the magnetic responses and dilute-moment coupling properties of the two systems, and on the pseudospin analog of giant magnetoresistance in bilayer graphene.

Published version; 21 pages, 5 figures

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