Persistent spin texture enforced by symmetry

Persistent spin texture (PST) can generate fascinating physics that is promising for spintronics applications but requires non-trivial sample design. Here the authors alternatively propose that a class of materials has intrinsic PST enforced by the nonsymmorphic space group symmetry of the crystal.

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Main Authors: L. L. Tao, Evgeny Y. Tsymbal
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8decdb4fcd844bf7b6107a65890e4bc3
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Summary:Persistent spin texture (PST) can generate fascinating physics that is promising for spintronics applications but requires non-trivial sample design. Here the authors alternatively propose that a class of materials has intrinsic PST enforced by the nonsymmorphic space group symmetry of the crystal.