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Title : Electric field-induced anisotropic Rashba splitting in two dimensional tungsten dichalcogenides WX 2 (X: S, Se, Te): A first-principles study
Author :

Moh. Adhib Ulil Absor, S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D. (1)

Date : 1 2019
Keyword : Spintronics Spintronics
Abstract : Tungsten dichalcogenides WX 2 (X: S, Se, Te) monolayer (ML) has been considered as important two-dimensional materials for hosting large spin splitting due to the lack of inversion symmetry. However, out-of-plane mirror-symmetry in the WX 2 ML suppressed that only out-of-plane Zeeman splitting sustains, thus limiting the functionality for spintronic applications. By using first-principles density-functional theory calculations, we show that application of an external electric field breaks ? ? the out-of-plane mirror-symmetry, inducing a sizable Rashba splitting with anisotropic character of spin-polarizations. Our analysis using k ? p model obtained from the symmetry consideration confirmed that the anisotropic Rashba splitting is mainly originated from contribution of third-order term in the spin-orbit Hamiltonian. Importantly, the Rashba parameter can be effectively modulated by tuning the electric field, giving rise to a maximally field-tunable Rashba splitting. Our study clarify that the electric field plays an important role for controlling the spin splitting in TMDs ML, which is useful for spintronic applications.
Group of Knowledge : Fisika
Original Language : English
Level : Internasional
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