Generation and control of non-local chiral currents in graphene superlattices by orbital Hall effect
arXiv:2206.04565
Abstract
Graphene-based superlattices offer a new materials playground to exploit and control a higher number of electronic degrees of freedom, such as charge, spin, or valley for disruptive technologies. Recently, orbital effects, emerging in multivalley band structure lacking inversion symmetry, have been discussed as possible mechanisms for developing orbitronics. Here, we report non-local transport measurements in small gap hBN/graphene/hBN moiré superlattices which reveal very strong magnetic field-induced chiral response which is stable up to room temperature. The measured sign dependence of the non-local signal with respect to the magnetic field orientation clearly indicates the manifestation of emerging orbital magnetic moments. The interpretation of experimental data is well supported by numerical simulations, and the reported phenomenon stands as a formidable way of in-situ manipulation of the transverse flow of orbital information, that could enable the design of orbitronic devices.
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