Title
Tunable Spin-Polarized Edge Currents in Proximitized Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-25-2019
Abstract
© 2019 American Physical Society. We explore proximity-induced ferromagnetism on transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), focusing on molybdenum ditelluride ribbons with zigzag edges, deposited on ferromagnetic europium oxide (EuO). A tight-binding model incorporates exchange and Rashba fields induced by proximity to EuO or similar substrates. For in-gap Fermi levels, electronic modes in the nanoribbon are localized along the edges, acting as one-dimensional (1D) conducting channels with tunable spin-polarized currents. TMDs on magnetic substrates can become very useful in spintronics, providing versatile platforms to study the proximity effects and electronic interactions in complex 1D systems.
Recommended Citation
Cortés, Natalia; Ávalos-Ovando, O.; Rosales, L.; Orellana, P. A.; and Ulloa, S. E., "Tunable Spin-Polarized Edge Currents in Proximitized Transition Metal Dichalcogenides" (2019). Physics & Astronomy Open Access Publications. 137.
https://ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/physics-astronomy-oapub/137