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Momentum-dependent spin polarization exists in ferroelectric materials with strong spin-orbit coupling (SOC), which can be controlled by ferroelectric switching, promising for nonvolatile applications in spintronics. In the present work, we investigate the SOC-induced spin texture in orthorhombic $\mathrm{B}{\mathrm{i}}_{6}{\mathrm{O}}_{9}$, a recently discovered ferroelectric material with robust polarization down to the atomic limit. Utilizing first-principles calculations, we reveal the SOC-induced giant band splitting around the \ensuremath{\Gamma} point and notable spin texture, which can be well described by a k\ifmmode\cdot\else\textperiodcentered\fi{}p Hamiltonian with sizable Rashba parameters of ${\ensuremath{\lambda}}_{R}=0.65\phantom{\rule{0.28em}{0ex}}\mathrm{eV}\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}\AA{}$ and Dresselhaus parameters ${\ensuremath{\lambda}}_{D}=\ensuremath{-}0.23\phantom{\rule{0.28em}{0ex}}\mathrm{eV}\phantom{\rule{0.16em}{0ex}}\AA{}$ at the conduction-band minimum. We also find that the SOC parameters can be effectively modulated by strain, resulting from band splitting and band anticrossing collectively, supported by substrate and strain-dependent calculations. The highly tunable spin texture indicates the opportunities for using $\mathrm{B}{\mathrm{i}}_{6}{\mathrm{O}}_{9}$ for the nonvolatile charge-spin conversion useful in spintronics.
Authors
- Yue‐Wen Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3674-7352)
- Zi-An Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7020-0927)
- Ding‐Fu Shao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2732-4131)
- W. J. Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0483-1261)
- Lin Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4032-7254)
- Ming Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8488-5368)
- Yuping Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2477-285X)
- Hang Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9456-0601)
Institutions
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Anhui University (CN)
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (CN)
- High Magnetic Field Laboratory (CN)
- Material Physics Center (ES)
- Institute of Solid State Physics (CN)
- Nanjing University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. B./Physical review. B
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/l2t3-n7r1
- Primary Topic
- Multiferroics and related materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00