Gate-tunable spin Hall effect in an all-light-element heterostructure: graphene with copper oxide
arXiv:2305.01787 · doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00687
Abstract
Graphene is a light material for long-distance spin transport due to its low spin-orbit coupling, which at the same time is the main drawback to exhibit a sizeable spin Hall effect. Decoration by light atoms has been predicted to enhance the spin Hall angle in graphene while retaining a long spin diffusion length. Here, we combine a light metal oxide (oxidized Cu) with graphene to induce the spin Hall effect. Its efficiency, given by the product of the spin Hall angle and the spin diffusion length, can be tuned with the Fermi level position, exhibiting a maximum (1.8 0.6 nm at 100 K) around the charge neutrality point. This all-light-element heterostructure shows a larger efficiency than conventional spin Hall materials. The gate-tunable spin Hall effect is observed up to room temperature. Our experimental demonstration provides an efficient spin-to-charge conversion system free from heavy metals and compatible with large-scale fabrication.
arXiv comment15 pages, 4 figures, and Supporting Information. Minor typos corrected in this version. Funding information: Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, H2020-MSCA-ITN-2020; Project Acronym SPEAR; Grant Agreement No. 955671
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