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Current-induced spin-orbit torques in ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic systems Open
Spin-orbit coupling in inversion-asymmetric magnetic crystals and structures has emerged as a powerful tool to generate complex magnetic textures, interconvert charge and spin under applied current, and control magnetization dynamics. Curr…
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Quantum spin liquid states Open
This article is an introductory review of the physics of quantum spin liquid\n(QSL) states. Quantum magnetism is a rapidly evolving field, and recent\ndevelopments reveal that the ground states and low-energy physics of frustrated\nspin sy…
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Sensitivity optimization for NV-diamond magnetometry Open
Solid-state spin systems including nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond constitute an increasingly favored quantum sensing platform. However, present NV ensemble devices exhibit sensitivities orders of magnitude away from theoretical l…
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Spin-Vibronic Mechanism for Intersystem Crossing Open
Intersystem crossing (ISC), formally forbidden within nonrelativistic quantum theory, is the mechanism by which a molecule changes its spin state. It plays an important role in the excited state decay dynamics of many molecular systems and…
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Large anomalous Hall effect driven by a nonvanishing Berry curvature in the noncolinear antiferromagnet Mn <sub>3</sub> Ge Open
A large anomalous Hall effect is observed in the triangular antiferromagnet Mn 3 Ge arising from an intrinsic electronic Berry phase.
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Van der Waals Engineering of Ferromagnetic Semiconductor\n Heterostructures for Spin and Valleytronics Open
The integration of magnetic material with semiconductors has been fertile\nground for fundamental science as well as of great practical interest toward\nthe seamless integration of information processing and storage. Here we create\nvan de…
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Probing topological spin liquids on a programmable quantum simulator Open
Synthesizing topological order Topologically ordered matter exhibits long-range quantum entanglement. However, measuring this entanglement in real materials is extremely tricky. Now, two groups take a different approach and turn to synthet…
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Programmable quantum simulations of spin systems with trapped ions Open
Laser-cooled and trapped atomic ions form an ideal standard for the\nsimulation of interacting quantum spin models. Effective spins are represented\nby appropriate internal energy levels within each ion, and the spins can be\nmeasured with…
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Realization of two-dimensional spin-orbit coupling for Bose-Einstein condensates Open
Spin-orbit coupling in an optical lattice Studying topological matter in cold-atom systems may bring fresh insights, thanks to the intrinsic purity and controllability of this experimental setting. However, the necessary spin-orbit couplin…
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Beyond Conventional Ferromagnetism and Antiferromagnetism: A Phase with Nonrelativistic Spin and Crystal Rotation Symmetry Open
The search for novel magnetic quantum phases, phenomena and functional\nmaterials has been guided by relativistic magnetic-symmetry groups in coupled\nspin and real space from the dawn of the field in 1950s to the modern era of\ntopologica…
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Neutron scattering in the proximate quantum spin liquid α-RuCl <sub>3</sub> Open
Sighting of magnetic Majorana fermions? Quantum spin liquids—materials whose magnetic spins do not settle into order even at absolute zero temperature—have long captured the interest of physicists. A particularly lofty goal is finding a ma…
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Chiral-induced spin selectivity enables a room-temperature spin light-emitting diode Open
Spin injection sans magnetism Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that emit circularly polarized light (spin-LEDs) have potential applications in in three-dimensional displays, bioencoding, and tomography. The requisite spin polarization of the c…
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Observation of topological superconductivity on the surface of an iron-based superconductor Open
A topological superconductor A promising path toward topological quantum computing involves exotic quasiparticles called the Majorana bound states (MBSs). MBSs have been observed in heterostructures that require careful nanofabrication, bu…
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Observation of Gravitational Waves from Two Neutron Star-Black Hole Coalescences Open
We report the observation of gravitational waves from two compact binary coalescences in LIGO's and Virgo's third observing run with properties consistent with neutron star-black hole (NSBH) binaries. The two events are named GW200105_1624…
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Quench dynamics and relaxation in isolated integrable quantum spin chains Open
We review the dynamics after quantum quenches in integrable quantum spin chains. We give a pedagogical introduction to relaxation in isolated quantum systems, and discuss the description of the steady state by (generalized) Gibbs ensembles…
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Spin-polarized oxygen evolution reaction under magnetic field Open
The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is the bottleneck that limits the energy efficiency of water-splitting. The process involves four electrons’ transfer and the generation of triplet state O 2 from singlet state species (OH - or H 2 O). R…
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Static and Dynamical Properties of Antiferromagnetic Skyrmions in the Presence of Applied Current and Temperature Open
Skyrmions are topologically protected entities in magnetic materials which have the potential to be used in spintronics for information storage and processing. However, Skyrmions in ferromagnets have some intrinsic difficulties which must …
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Majorana Zero Mode Detected with Spin Selective Andreev Reflection in the Vortex of a Topological Superconductor Open
Recently, theory has predicted a Majorana zero mode (MZM) to induce spin selective Andreev reflection (SSAR), a novel magnetic property which can be used to detect the MZM. Here, spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy or spectroscopy…
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2D materials for spintronic devices Open
2D materials are attractive for nanoelectronics due to their ultimate thickness dimension and unique physical properties. A wide variety of emerging spintronic device concepts will greatly benefit from the use of 2D materials, leading a be…
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Moiré excitons: From programmable quantum emitter arrays to spin-orbit–coupled artificial lattices Open
Moiré pattern realizes programmable array of excitonic quantum emitters and exciton lattice with strong spin-orbit coupling.
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Nearly ferromagnetic spin-triplet superconductivity Open
An unusual superconductor In conventional, and in many unconventional, superconductors, the electrons that form Cooper pairs have spins pointing in opposite directions. An applied magnetic field can easily “break” such pairs—and destroy su…
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Quantum spin dynamics and entanglement generation with hundreds of trapped ions Open
Hundreds of ions simulate magnetism Strongly interacting quantum systems present a challenge to computational methods even at a relatively low particle number of a few dozen. Researchers are looking to tackle such problems by simulating th…
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First-principles design of spintronics materials Open
Spintronics is one of the most promising next generation information technology, which uses the spins of electrons as information carriers and possesses potential advantages of speeding up data processing, high circuit integration density,…
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Challenges in design of Kitaev materials: Magnetic interactions from competing energy scales Open
In this study, we reanalyze the magnetic interactions in the Kitaev spin liquid candidate materials Na$_2$IrO$_3$, $\alpha$-RuCl$_3$, and $\alpha$-Li$_2$IrO$_3$ using nonperturbative exact diagonalization methods. These methods are more ap…
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A Field Guide to Spin Liquids Open
Spin liquids are collective phases of quantum matter that have eluded discovery in correlated magnetic materials for over half a century. Theoretical models of these enigmatic topological phases are no longer in short supply. In experiment…
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Spin-dependent charge transport through 2D chiral hybrid lead-iodide perovskites Open
Chiral molecules in Pb-halide 2D-layered films achieve up to 86% spin-polarized transport, enabling novel spintronic applications.
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Room-Temperature Spin-Orbit Torque Switching Induced by a Topological Insulator Open
The strongly spin-momentum coupled electronic states in topological insulators (TI) have been extensively pursued to realize efficient magnetic switching. However, previous studies show a large discrepancy of the charge-spin conversion eff…
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Correction: Corrigendum: Full Valley and Spin Polarizations in Strained Graphene with Rashba Spin Orbit Coupling and Magnetic Barrier Open
Scientific Reports 6: Article number: 21590; published online: 22 February 2016; updated: 23 January 2017 This Article contains errors in Reference 15 which was incorrectly given as: Song, Y., Zhai, F. & Guo, Y. Strain-tunable spin transpo…
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Physics of the Kitaev Model: Fractionalization, Dynamic Correlations, and Material Connections Open
Quantum spin liquids have fascinated condensed matter physicists for decades because of their unusual properties such as spin fractionalization and long-range entanglement. Unlike conventional symmetry breaking, the topological order under…
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Engineering electrocatalytic activity in nanosized perovskite cobaltite through surface spin-state transition Open
The activity of electrocatalysts exhibits a strongly dependence on their electronic structures. Specifically, for perovskite oxides, Shao-Horn and co-workers have reported a correlation between the oxygen evolution reaction activity and th…