Spin–valley locking in the normal state of a transition-metal dichalcogenide superconductor

L. Bawden; S. P. Cooil; F. Mazzola; J. M. Riley; L. J. Collins-McIntyre; V. Sunko; K. W. B. Hunvik; M. Leandersson; C. M. Polley; T. Balasubramanian; T. K. Kim; M. Hoesch; J. W. Wells; G. Balakrishnan; M. S. Bahramy; P. D. C. King

doi:10.1038/ncomms11711

Nature Communications (May 2016)

Spin–valley locking in the normal state of a transition-metal dichalcogenide superconductor

L. Bawden,
S. P. Cooil,
F. Mazzola,
J. M. Riley,
L. J. Collins-McIntyre,
V. Sunko,
K. W. B. Hunvik,
M. Leandersson,
C. M. Polley,
T. Balasubramanian,
T. K. Kim,
M. Hoesch,
J. W. Wells,
G. Balakrishnan,
M. S. Bahramy,
P. D. C. King

Affiliations

L. Bawden: SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews
S. P. Cooil: Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
F. Mazzola: Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
J. M. Riley: SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews
L. J. Collins-McIntyre: SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews
V. Sunko: SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews
K. W. B. Hunvik: Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
M. Leandersson: MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University
C. M. Polley: MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University
T. Balasubramanian: MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University
T. K. Kim: Diamond Light Source
M. Hoesch: Diamond Light Source
J. W. Wells: Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
G. Balakrishnan: Department of Physics, University of Warwick
M. S. Bahramy: Quantum-Phase Electronics Center and Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo
P. D. C. King: SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11711
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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The origin of intertwined electronic orders in transition-metal dichalcogenides has long been debated. Here, Bawden et al. report that the normal state, from which these phases emerge, is unexpectedly spin-polarized, with spins locked to both valley and layer pseudospins.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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