A new pathway towards all-electric spintronics: Electric-field control of spin states through surface/interface effects

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Abstract

Manipulation of spin states via purely electric means forms the research branch "all-electric spintronics". In this paper, we briefly review recent progress relating to the all-electric spintronics, including electric-field control of Rashba spin-orbit coupling, magnetic anisotropy, exchange bias, ferromagnetism, and other forms of magnetoelectric coupling. Special focus is given to surface/interface systems, including semiconductor (oxide) heterostructures, magnetic/nonmagnetic surfaces, semiconductor-metal interfaces, and other nanostructures, which can be good candidates for functional materials for spintronic.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)232-244
Number of pages13
JournalScience China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy
Volume56
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2013

Keywords

  • Rashba
  • interface
  • magnetoelectric effect
  • multiferroic
  • surface

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