Spintronic Quantum Phase Transition in a $Graphene/P{b}_{0.24}S{n}_{0.76}Te$ Heterostructure with Giant Rashba Spin-Orbit Coupling

Jennifer E. DeMell, Ivan Naumov, Gregory M. Stephen +10

Mechanical stacking of two dissimilar materials often has surprising consequences for heterostructure behavior. In particular, a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) is formed in th…