Room-temperature spin-lifetime anisotropy exceeding 60 in bilayer graphene spin valves proximity coupled to WSe$_2$

Timo Bisswanger; Anne Schmidt; Frank Volmer; Christoph Stampfer; Bernd Beschoten

doi:10.1088/2053-1583/ae2d6b

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Room-temperature spin-lifetime anisotropy exceeding 60 in bilayer graphene spin valves proximity coupled to WSe $_{2}$

arXiv:2505.18990 · doi:10.1088/2053-1583/ae2d6b

Abstract

A spin lifetime anisotropy between in-plane and out-of-plane spins in bilayer graphene (BLG) can be achieved by spin-orbit proximity coupling of graphene to transition metal dichalcogenides. This coupling reduces the in-plane spin lifetime due to proximity-induced spin scattering, while the out-of-plane spin lifetime remains largely unaffected. We show that at room temperature spin lifetime anisotropy exceeds 60 in a bilayer graphene lateral spin valve proximity coupled to WSe $_{2}$ . The out-of-plane spin lifetime of about 250 ps closely matches that of a BLG reference region not in contact with WSe $_{2}$ . In contrast, the estimated in-plane spin lifetime of less than 4 ps leads to a complete suppression of the in-plane spin signal at the ferromagnetic Co/MgO spin detector. The proximity coupling of WSe $_{2}$ to BLG is particularly promising, as it does not compromise the charge carrier mobility within the graphene channel.

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Room-temperature spin-lifetime anisotropy exceeding 60 in bilayer graphene spin valves proximity coupled to WSe $_{2}$