Fully spin-polarized bulk states in ferroelectric GeTe
Juraj Krempaský, Mauro Fanciulli, Laurent Nicolaï, J. Minář, H. Volfová, Ondřej Caha, Valentine V. Volobuev, J. Sánchez‐Barriga, Martin Gmitra, Koichiro Yaji, Kenta Kuroda, Shik Shin, Fumio Komori, G. Springholz, J. Hugo Dil
Abstract
This paper uses light polarization dependent spin-resolved photoemission and ab initio calculations to show that bulk states of ferroelectric GeTe are fully spin polarized, making this material a promising candidate for room temperature spintronics applications.
Topics & Concepts
SpintronicsFerroelectricityCondensed matter physicsSpin polarizationPolarization (electrochemistry)Materials scienceAb initioSpin (aerodynamics)FerromagnetismOptoelectronicsPhysicsDielectricChemistryQuantum mechanicsPhysical chemistryThermodynamicsElectron2D Materials and ApplicationsPhase-change materials and chalcogenidesTopological Materials and Phenomena