Spin and pseudospins in layered transition metal dichalcogenides

Nature Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 343-350

  Xu, Xiaodong ^a   Yao, Wang ^b   Xiao, Di ^c   Heinz, Tony F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); LABORATORIES; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; TRANSITION METALS;

BERRY PHASE; ELECTRON SPINS; LAYERED MATERIAL; LAYERED TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES; PSEUDOSPIN; QUANTUM CONTROL; SPIN-ORBIT COUPLINGS; TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES;

ELECTROSPINNING;

EID: 84899764319     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2942     Document Type: Review

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