Wrinkles in 2D materials' shape impacts quantum-relativistic interaction between electron spin/ nuclei, enabling exotic spin textures for spintronics

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1095581

"spin encoded information decays quickly, overcome by bending 2D molybdenum ditelluride, enabling persistent spin helix texture preserving state even when electrons scatter/ collide with atoms... 2D material is bent, top stretches/ bottom compresses, causing positive/ negative charges to shift slightly relative to each another, producing flexoelectric polarization, spin-up/ spin-down electrons split into distinct bands... at highest curvature, spins exhibit helix shape/ flip between up/ down... compact/ efficient electronics"

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