Spintronic devices based on topological and two-dimensional materials

Abstract

Novel quantum materials such as topological materials, two-dimensional materials, create new opportunities for the spintronic devices. These materials can improve the charge-spin conversion efficiency, provide high-quality interface, and enhance the energy efficiently for spintronic devices. In addition,they have rich interactions and coupling effects, which provides a perfect platform to find new physics and novel methods to control the spintronic properties. Many inspiring results have been reported regarding the research on topological materials and two-dimensional materials, especially the layered topological and two-dimensional magnetic materials, and their heterostructures. This review will discuss recent achievements with these novel quantum materials on spintronic applications, firstly introduce the breakthroughs that topological materials have been made in spin-orbit torque devices, then present two-dimensional magnetic materials and their performance in spintronic devices, finally discuss the research progress in topological materials/two-dimensional magnetic materials heterostructures. This review can help to get a comprehensive understanding of the development of these novel quantum materials in the field of spintronics and inspire new research ideas with these novel materials.