Dominance of the orbital Hall effect over spin in transition metal heterostructures
Jonathan L. Costa, E. Santos, J. B. S. Mendes, A. Azevedo
Abstract
The orbital Hall effect has emerged as a key phenomenon in solid-state physics, revealing orbital transport as a counterpart to spin transport in spintronics. In this work, spin and orbital Hall effects were disentangled across 19 transition metals. The results show that orbital-to-charge conversion often dominates spin, consistent with first-principles predictions. These findings underscore the fundamental role of orbital transport and establish orbitronics as a promising frontier in condensed matter physics.
Topics & Concepts
Dominance (genetics)Condensed matter physicsHeterojunctionSpin Hall effectTransition metalSpin (aerodynamics)Materials sciencePhysicsQuantum mechanicsBiologySpin polarizationElectronBiochemistryThermodynamicsGeneCatalysisMagnetic properties of thin filmsQuantum and electron transport phenomenaTopological Materials and Phenomena