Emergent phenomena induced by spin–orbit coupling at surfaces and interfaces

• Main Authors: Soumyanarayanan, Anjan, Reyren, Nicolas, Fert, Albert, Panagopoulos, Christos
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Surfaces, interfaces and thin films; Magnetic properties and materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82494; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43531
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Spin–orbit coupling (SOC) describes the relativistic interaction between the spin and momentum degrees of freedom of electrons, and is central to the rich phenomena observed in condensed matter systems. In recent years, new phases of matter have emerged from the interplay between SOC and low dimensi...