title: Graphene spintronics.
abstract: The isolation of graphene has triggered an avalanche of studies into the spin-dependent physical properties of this material and of graphene-based spintronic devices. Here, we review the experimental and theoretical state-of-art concerning spin injection and transport, defect-induced magnetic moments, spin-orbit coupling and spin relaxation in graphene. Future research in graphene spintronics will need to address the development of applications such as spin transistors and spin logic devices, as well as exotic physical properties including topological states and proximity-induced phenomena in graphene and other two-dimensional materials.
authors.affiliation: 1] International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China [2] Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing 100871, China [3] IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California 95120, USA.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: 1] Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA [2] Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA.
authors.forename: Roland K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.affiliation: Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Regensburg, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gmitra
authors.affiliation: Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Regensburg, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Jaroslav
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fabian