Quantum materials with strong spin–orbit coupling: challenges and opportunities for materials chemists
Alexander J. Browne, Aleksandra Krajewska, Alexandra S. Gibbs
Abstract
The physics of materials with strong spin–orbit coupling is currently highly topical. Here we present an accessible outline of the chemistry of these materials, issues in determining their structure–property relationships, and opportunities afforded.
Topics & Concepts
Spin–orbit interactionCoupling (piping)Orbit (dynamics)Materials scienceSpin (aerodynamics)Property (philosophy)Engineering physicsNanotechnologyQuantumTheoretical physicsCondensed matter physicsPhysicsQuantum mechanicsAerospace engineeringEngineeringMetallurgyEpistemologyThermodynamicsPhilosophyAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism