Rashba-like spin splitting along three momentum directions in trigonal layered PtBi2

Rashba type spin splitting – relevant for spintronics applications - is driven by inversion symmetry breaking but could so far not be realized in all momentum directions in a crystal. Here, the authors report on PtBi2 that exhibits Rashba spin splitting in all three momentum directions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ya Feng, Qi Jiang, Baojie Feng, Meng Yang, Tao Xu, Wenjing Liu, Xiufu Yang, Masashi Arita, Eike F. Schwier, Kenya Shimada, Harald O. Jeschke, Ronny Thomale, Youguo Shi, Xianxin Wu, Shaozhu Xiao, Shan Qiao, Shaolong He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12805-2