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Monolayer-to-mesoscale modulation of the optical properties in 2D CrI3 mapped by hyperspectral microscopy
Marta Galbiati, Fernando Ramiro-Manzano, José Joaquín Pérez Grau +8
Magnetic 2D materials hold promise to change the miniaturization paradigm of unidirectional photonic components. However, the integration of these materials in devices hinges on th…
Domain wall formation and magnon localization in twisted chromium trihalides
D. Soriano
The rise of twistronics has revolutionized the field of condensed matter physics, and more specifically the future applications of two-dimensional materials. At small twist angles,…
Spin-orbit correlations and exchange-bias control in twisted Janus dichalcogenide multilayers
D. Soriano, J. L. Lado
Janus dichalcogenide multilayers provide a paradigmatic platform to engineer electronic phenomena dominated by spin-orbit coupling. Their unique spin-orbit effects stem from local…
Magnetic Two-Dimensional Chromium Trihalides: A Theoretical Perspective
D. Soriano, M. I. Katsnelson, J. Fernández-Rossier
The discovery of ferromagnetic order in monolayer 2D crystals has opened a new venue in the field of two dimensional (2D) materials. 2D magnets are not only interesting on their ow…
Thermal ripples in bilayer graphene
Achille Mauri, David Soriano, Mikhail I. Katsnelson
We study thermal fluctuations of a free-standing bilayer graphene subject to vanishing external tension. Within a phenomenological theory, the system is described as a stack of two…
Interplay between interlayer exchange and stacking in CrI bilayers
D. Soriano, C. Cardoso, J. Fernández-Rossier
We address the interplay between stacking and interlayer exchange for ferromagnetically ordered CrI, both for bilayers and bulk. Whereas bulk CrI is ferromagnetic, both mag…
Spin Proximity Effects in Graphene/Topological Insulator Heterostructures
Kenan Song, David Soriano, Aron W. Cummings +3
Enhancing the spin-orbit interaction in graphene, via proximity effects with topological insulators, could create a novel 2D system that combines nontrivial spin textures with high…
Pseudospin-driven spin relaxation mechanism in graphene
Dinh Van Tuan, Frank Ortmann, David Soriano +2
The possibility of transporting spin information over long distances in graphene, owing to its small intrinsic spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and the absence of hyperfine interaction, h…
Grain boundary-induced variability of charge transport in hydrogenated polycrystalline graphene
Jose E. Barrios Vargas, Jesper T. Falkenberg, David Soriano +3
Chemical functionalization has proven to be a promising means of tailoring the unique properties of graphene. For example, hydrogenation can yield a variety of interesting effects,…
Van der Waals spin valves
C. Cardoso, D. Soriano, N. A. García-Martínez +1
We propose spin valves where a 2D non-magnetic conductor is intercalated between two ferromagnetic insulating layers. In this setup, the relative orientation of the magnetizations…
Probing magnetism in 2D van der Waals crystalline insulators via electron tunneling
Dahlia R. Klein, David MacNeill, Jose L. Lado +8
Magnetic insulators are a key resource for next-generation spintronic and topological devices. The family of layered metal halides promises ultrathin insulating multiferroics, spin…
Localized electronic states at grain boundaries on the surface of graphene and graphite
Adina Luican-Mayer, Jose E. Barrios-Vargas, Jesper Toft Falkenberg +8
Recent advances in large-scale synthesis of graphene and other 2D materials have underscored the importance of local defects such as dislocations and grain boundaries (GBs), and es…
Spin Dynamics and Relaxation in Graphene Dictated by Electron-hole Puddles
Dinh Van Tuan, Frank Ortmann, Aron W. Cummings +2
The understanding of spin dynamics and relaxation mechanisms in clean graphene and the upper time and length scales on which spin devices can operate are prerequisites to realizing…
Spin Transport in Hydrogenated Graphene
David Soriano, Dinh Van Tuan, Simon M. -M. Dubois +7
In this review we discuss the multifaceted problem of spin transport in hydrogenated graphene from a theoretical perspective. The current experimental findings suggest that hydroge…
Multiple Quantum Phases in Graphene with Enhanced Spin-Orbit Coupling: From the Quantum Spin Hall Regime to the Spin Hall Effect and a Robust Metallic State
Alessandro Cresti, Dinh Van Tuan, David Soriano +2
We report an intriguing transition from the quantum spin Hall phase to the spin Hall effect upon segregation of thallium adatoms adsorbed onto a graphene surface. Landauer-Büttiker…
Anomalous exchange interaction between intrinsic spins in conducting graphene systems
H. Santos, David Soriano, J. J. Palacios
We address the nature and possible observable consequences of singular one-electron states that appear when strong defects are introduced in the metallic family of graphene, namely…
Three-dimensional Models of Topological Insulator Films: Dirac Cone Engineering and Spin Texture Robustness
David Soriano, Frank Ortmann, Stephan Roche
We have designed three-dimensional models of topological insulator thin films, showing a tunability of the odd number of Dirac cones on opposite surfaces driven by the atomic-scale…
Spin-filtered edge states in graphene
D. Gosálbez-Martínez, D. Soriano, J. J. Palacios +1
Spin orbit coupling changes graphene, in principle, into a two-dimensional topological insulator, also known as quantum spin Hall insulator. One of the expected consequences is the…
Interplay between sublattice and spin symmetry breaking in graphene
D. Soriano, J. Fernández-Rossier
We study the effect of sublattice symmetry breaking on the electronic, magnetic and transport properties of two dimensional graphene as well as zigzag terminated one and zero dimen…
Magnetoresistance and Magnetic Ordering Fingerprints in Hydrogenated Graphene
David Soriano, Nicolas Leconte, Pablo Ordejón +3
Spin-dependent features in the conductivity of graphene, chemically modified by a random distribution of hydrogen adatoms, are explored theoretically. The spin effects are taken in…
Spontaneous persistent currents in magnetically ordered graphene ribbons
D. Soriano, J. Fernández-Rossier
We present a new mechanism for dissipationless persistent charge current. Two dimensional topological insulators hold dissipationless spin currents in their edges so that, for a gi…
Hydrogenated Graphene Nanoribbons for Spintronics
D. Soriano, F. Muñoz-Rojas, J. Fernández-Rossier +1
We show how hydrogenation of graphene nanoribbons at small concentrations can open new venues towards carbon-based spintronics applications regardless of any especific edge termina…
Localized basis sets for unbound electrons in nanoelectronics
D. Soriano, D. Jacob, J. J. Palacios
It is shown how unbound electron wave functions can be expanded in a suitably chosen localized basis sets for any desired range of energies. In particular, we focus on the use of g…