journal article·2025-08

Quantification of the Rashba–Edelstein Effect in Twisted Bilayers

Ya‐Kun Chai, Ran He, Dan Wang, Meng‐Dong He, Nannan Luo, Jiang Zeng, Ke‐Qiu Chen, Li‐Ming Tang

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Abstract

It is believed that the generation of Rashba Edelstein effect (REE) in bilayer systems composed of materials with strong spin‐orbit coupling is fundamentally governed by the breaking of spatial inversion symmetry (). This symmetry breaking is achieved through simple twisting operations, enabling the occurrence of REE. The REE has been extensively investigated, but the accurate quantitative calculations of this effect remain elusive. Herein, we developed an efficient program to calculate the magneto‐electric response tensors of REE. Using this program, the intensities of REE in bilayer 2H‐MoS2 and 2H‐MoTe2 at different twisting angles are calculated, and the magneto‐electric response tensors for 2H‐ and 1T phase MoS2 at the same twisting angle are compared. Additionally, by comparing REE values of 2H‐MoS2, 2H‐MoSe2, and 2H‐MoTe2 at the same twisting angle, the corresponding relationship between SOC and REE is discussed. It is further demonstrated that REE can be strengthened when more symmetries are broken by superimposing slipping before twisting. These calculations show the validity of our method for quantitatively calculating REE, providing a critical tool for studying physical properties mediated by REE.
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OpenAlex topics: Theoretical and Computational Physics · Magnetic properties of thin films · Quantum and electron transport phenomena

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School of Materials Science and Engineering Central South University of Forestry and Technology Changsha 410004 China

Department of Applied Physics School of Physics and Electronics Hunan University Changsha 410082 China

Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Material Table Interface Science and Technology School of Electronic Information and Physics Central South University of Forestry and Technology Changsha 410004 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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