Overview
The 2D spintronics team is developing the large area growth of 2D materials by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Our aim is to study fundamental magnetic and spin transport properties of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides down to the monolayer limit or in van der Waals heterostructures. The main research topics are two-dimensional magnetism, spin-charge interconversion phenomena, magnetic doping and the integration of 2D materials in devices. The strength of the team relies on its long experience in the physics of 2D materials and on a unique (in France and Europe) MBE platform to grow 2D materials and vdW heterostructures on large area.
Research topics
2D magnets
MBE growth of 2D ferromagnets and fundamental study of two-dimensional magnetism: effects of low-dimensionality (down to one monolayer) and low symmetries, manipulation by electric field and strain, proximity effects, topological effects, new spin textures (ex. skyrmions).
Spin-charge interconversion
Fundamental study of spin-charge interconversion phenomena in 2D materials and van der Waals heterostructures using spin pumping, THz spintronic emission and spin-orbit torques.
Magnetic doping
Development of magnetic and electrical doping to synthesize 2D diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMS) or to reach electronic bands with specific spin texture.
2D material integration
Integration of 2D materials in RF transistors, RF switches and memristors. Optimization of carrier mobility and electrical switching processes.
The team
Former members
Post-docs
- Minh-Tuan DAU (2016-2018)
- Emilio VELEZ-FORT (2019-2020)
- Mario RIBEIRO (2020-2021)
- Jules COURTIN (2022)
- Vincent POLEWCZYK (2023)
PhD
- Fabien RORTAIS (2013-2016)
- Thomas GUILLET (2017-2020)
- Quentin GUILLET (2020-2023)
- Khasan ABDUKAYUMOV (2020-2023)
Internships
- Takeo KOIKE (Sept.-Nov. 2017)
- Mohamed Husein (Mar.-Aug. 2022)
Projects
- ANR COME ON (2023-2025)
- ANR ELMAX (2021-2023)
- ANR-DFG MagSta2D (2023-2025)
- ANR NEXT (2024-2026)
- PEPR Microélectronique ADICT (2023-2027)
- Equipex 2D MAG (2021-2028)
- H2020 Graphene Flagship (-2023)
- H2020 EIC Pathfinder PLASNANO (2023-2025)
- H2020 FET-OPEN NANOPOLY (2018-2022)
- FLAG ERA MNEMOSYN
- ANR MAGICVALLEY (2018-2021)
- ANR GEMO (2008-2010)
- RTRA IMAGE (2009-2011)
- ANR SiGeSPIN (2014-2017)
- ANR MoS2ValleyControl (2015-2017)
- ANR TOP-RISE (2017-2020)
- Projet Phare CEA DRF-DRT 2D Factory (2015-2019)
- Projet CARNOT H2D3D (2017-2019)
Partners
- IRIG/PHELIQS, MEM, SYMMES, Grenoble, France
- CEA LETI, Grenoble, France
- Laboratoire Albert Fert, Palaiseau, France
- Institut NEEL, Grenoble, France
- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, Montpellier, France
- Laboratoire de Physique de l’ENS, Paris, France
- LPCNO, INSA, Toulouse, France
- IJL, Nancy, France
- LPS, Orsay, France
- LNCMI, Toulouse, France
- Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
- Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
- ICN2, Barcelone, Espagne
Recent news
- Masters thesis projects for Spring 2021 (September 15th, 2020)
You find here the list of proposals for Master-2 internships to take place at Spintec during Spring 2021. In most cases, these internships are intended to be suitable for a longer-term PhD work. Interested Master-1 ... - PhD defense – Optimisation de la croissance de MoSe2 – WSe2 par épitaxie de van der Waals pour la valleytronique (September 14th, 2020)
Vendredi 02 Octobre 2020 à 14H00, Céline Vergnaud soutiendra sa thèse, intitulée : Optimisation de la croissance de MoSe2 – WSe2 par épitaxie de van der Waals pour la valleytronique Lieu : bâtiment GreEn-ER de l’Ecole Grenoble ... - Spin-orbitronics at a topological insulator-semiconductor interface (July 02nd, 2020)
Topological insulators (TI) represent a new class of insulating materials hosting metallic surface states. Moreover, those surface states exhibit a Dirac cone energy dispersion where the strong spin-orbit coupling leads to a helical spin texture ... - Observation of Large Unidirectional Rashba Magnetoresistance in Ge(111) (March 10th, 2020)
Relating magnetotransport properties to specific spin textures at surfaces or interfaces is an intense field of research nowadays. Here, we investigate the variation of the electrical resistance of Ge(111) under the application of an external ... - Experimental evidence of the valley Nernst effect in WSe2 (March 06th, 2020)
The Hall effect can be extended by inducing a temperature gradient in lieu of electric field that is known as the Nernst effect. After the discovery of the spin Nernst effect, the collection would not ...
Publications
For the full list of publications See the personal webpage of Matthieu JAMET, Alain MARTY and Céline VERGNAUD.