Modulation of spin dynamics in 2D transition-metal dichalcogenide via strain-driven symmetry breaking

• Main Authors: Liu, Tao, Xiang, Du, Ng, Hong Kuan, Han, Zichao, Hippalgaonkar, Kedar, Suwardi, Ady, Martin, Jens, Garaj, Slaven, Wu, Jing
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials::Metallic materials; Spin–Orbit Splitting; Spin–Strain Coupling
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160916
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) possess intrinsic spin–orbit interaction (SOI) with high potential to be exploited for various quantum phenomena. SOI allows the manipulation of spin degree of freedom by controlling the carrier's orbital motion via mechanical strain. Here, strain modulat...