This paper reviews the recent progress in germanium (Ge) spintronics on the basis of the
electrical spin injection from ferromagnets (FM), where Ge is a next generation …

Relating magnetotransport properties to specific spin textures at surfaces or interfaces is an
intense field of research nowadays. Here, we investigate the variation of the electrical …

Spin-charge interconversion phenomena are ubiquitous in solid-state physics and represent
a powerful tool to investigate spin transport in metals, semiconductors and …

We report a strain effect on spin transport in semiconductors that exhibit Ge-like conduction
bands at room temperature. Using four-terminal nonlocal spin-transport measurements in …

We report on the highest two-terminal magnetoresistance (MR) ratio at room temperature in
semiconductor-based lateral spin-valve devices. From first-principles calculations, we …

We experimentally study the strain effect on electron spin relaxation in a semiconductor
using nonlocal spin-transport measurements in lateral spin-valve devices. Application of in …

Spin-charge interconversion (SCI) phenomena have attracted a growing interest in the field
of spintronics as a means to detect spin currents or manipulate the magnetization of …

Optical detection techniques are among the most powerful methods used to characterize
spintronic phenomena. The spin orientation can affect the light polarization, which, by the …

We have investigated the electron spin diffusion length at room temperature in bulk n-doped
germanium as a function of the doping concentration. To this purpose, we exploit a nonlocal …

Topological insulators (TIs) hold great promise for new spin-related phenomena and
applications thanks to the spin texture of their surface states. However, a versatile platform …