Tunable spin-to-charge conversion across semiconductor–semimetal transition in large-area PtSe2 thin films

W Wenzhuo Zhuang (State Key Laboratory of Spintronics, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University 1 , Nanjing 210093,) W Wenxuan Sun (College of Chemistry) R Ruijie Xu (State Key Laboratory of Spintronics, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University 1 , Nanjing 210093,) A Anke Song (State Key Laboratory of Spintronics, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University 1 , Nanjing 210093,) Z Zhihao Li Y Yifan Zhang Y Yu Li D Di Wang G Guozhong Xing (Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1 , Beijing 100029,) R Rong Zhang (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China) X Xuefeng Wang (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics)

Abstract

High-speed and low-power spin–orbit torque (SOT) devices necessitate materials with high spin-to-charge conversion efficiency. Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have emerged as a promising platform for SOT research due to their topological features and band structure tunability. In this work, we fabricate large-area PtSe2 films via a two-step method and demonstrate a thickness-dependent semiconductor-to-semimetal transition. The spin-to-charge conversion efficiency of PtSe2 films exhibits an approximately sixty-fold enhancement across this semiconductor-to-semimetal transition. This work provides an alternative approach for modulating spin-to-charge conversion in TMDs and advances their potential applications in spintronics.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 128, Issue 4
Published January 26, 2026
ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher American Institute of Physics

Journal Info

Applied Physics Letters

American Institute of Physics

ISSN: 0003-6951 Physical Sciences

Authors (11)

W

Wenzhuo Zhuang

State Key Laboratory of Spintronics, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University 1 , Nanjing 210093,

W

Wenxuan Sun

College of Chemistry

R

Ruijie Xu

State Key Laboratory of Spintronics, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University 1 , Nanjing 210093,

A

Anke Song

State Key Laboratory of Spintronics, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University 1 , Nanjing 210093,

Z

Zhihao Li

Y

Yifan Zhang

Y

Yu Li

D

Di Wang

G

Guozhong Xing

Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1 , Beijing 100029,

R

Rong Zhang

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China

X

Xuefeng Wang

Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics