Tunable Rashba effect in two-dimensional LaOBiS2 films

Ultrathin candidates for spin field effect transistors

Qihang Liu, Yuzheng Guo, Arthur J Freeman

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Abstract

Rashba spin splitting is a two-dimensional (2D) relativistic effect closely related to spintronics. However, so far there is no pristine 2D material to exhibit enough Rashba splitting for the fabrication of ultrathin spintronic devices, such as spin field effect transistors (SFET). On the basis of first-principles calculations, we predict that the stable 2D LaOBiS2 with only 1 nm of thickness can produce remarkable Rashba spin splitting with a magnitude of 100 meV. Because the medium La2O2 layer produces a strong polar field and acts as a blocking barrier, two counter-helical Rashba spin polarizations are localized at different BiS 2 layers. The Rashba parameter can be effectively tuned by the intrinsic strain, while the bandgap and the helical direction of spin states sensitively depends on the external electric field. We propose an advanced Datta-Das SFET model that consists of dual gates and 2D LaOBiS2 channels by selecting different Rashba states to achieve the on-off switch via electric fields.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5264-5270
Number of pages7
JournalNano Letters
Volume13
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 13 2013

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Keywords

  • biaxial strain
  • density functional theory
  • electric field
  • Rashba effect
  • spin field effect transistor
  • two-dimensional LaOBiS

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  • Bioengineering
  • Chemistry(all)
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  • Mechanical Engineering

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Tunable Rashba effect in two-dimensional LaOBiS2 films : Ultrathin candidates for spin field effect transistors. / Liu, Qihang; Guo, Yuzheng; Freeman, Arthur J.

In: Nano Letters, Vol. 13, No. 11, 13.11.2013, p. 5264-5270.

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Liu, Q, Guo, Y & Freeman, AJ 2013, 'Tunable Rashba effect in two-dimensional LaOBiS2 films: Ultrathin candidates for spin field effect transistors', Nano Letters, vol. 13, no. 11, pp. 5264-5270. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl4027346
Liu Q, Guo Y, Freeman AJ. Tunable Rashba effect in two-dimensional LaOBiS2 films: Ultrathin candidates for spin field effect transistors. Nano Letters. 2013 Nov 13;13(11):5264-5270. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl4027346
Liu, Qihang ; Guo, Yuzheng ; Freeman, Arthur J. / Tunable Rashba effect in two-dimensional LaOBiS2 films : Ultrathin candidates for spin field effect transistors. In: Nano Letters. 2013 ; Vol. 13, No. 11. pp. 5264-5270.
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