{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["16(1)"],"submitter":["Victor RT"],"pubmed_abstract":["Semiconductor transition metal dichalcogenides are an archetype for spintronic devices due to their spin-to-charge interconversion mechanisms. However, the exact microscopic origin of this interconversion is not yet determined. In our study, we investigated light-induced spin pumping in YIG/MoS<sub>2</sub> heterostructures. Our findings revealed that the MoS<sub>2</sub> monolayer microsized flakes contribute to spin current injection through two distinct mechanisms: metallic edge states and semiconductor area states. The competition between these mechanisms, influenced by the flake size, leads to different behaviors of spin-pumping. Our calculations of the local density of states, by means of density functional theory, of a flake show that light-driven spin current injection can be controlled based on the intensity of light with a suitable wavelength. We demonstrate that a lightdriven spin current injection can enhance up to very high values, attenuate, or even switch on/off the spin-to-charge interconversion. These results hold promise for developing low energy-consuming opto-spintronic device applications."],"journal":["Nature communications"],"pagination":["3075"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11955567"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Disentangling edge and bulk spin-to-charge interconversion in MoS&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; monolayer flakes."],"pmcid":["PMC11955567"],"pubmed_authors":["Safeer SH","Felix JF","Marroquin JFR","Garcia F","Costa M","Sampaio LC","Carozo V","Victor RT"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Disentangling edge and bulk spin-to-charge interconversion in MoS&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; monolayer flakes.","description":"Semiconductor transition metal dichalcogenides are an archetype for spintronic devices due to their spin-to-charge interconversion mechanisms. However, the exact microscopic origin of this interconversion is not yet determined. In our study, we investigated light-induced spin pumping in YIG/MoS<sub>2</sub> heterostructures. Our findings revealed that the MoS<sub>2</sub> monolayer microsized flakes contribute to spin current injection through two distinct mechanisms: metallic edge states and semiconductor area states. The competition between these mechanisms, influenced by the flake size, leads to different behaviors of spin-pumping. Our calculations of the local density of states, by means of density functional theory, of a flake show that light-driven spin current injection can be controlled based on the intensity of light with a suitable wavelength. We demonstrate that a lightdriven spin current injection can enhance up to very high values, attenuate, or even switch on/off the spin-to-charge interconversion. These results hold promise for developing low energy-consuming opto-spintronic device applications.","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Mar","modification":"2025-06-28T03:05:38.032Z","creation":"2025-06-28T03:05:38.032Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11955567","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40159499"],"doi":["10.1038/s41467-025-58119-4"]}}