How the Electron Spins in Layered Materials Can Interact

A new way on how electron spins in layered materials can interact has been uncovered through an international collaboration between researchers from Germany, the Netherlands, and South Korea. The team published their publication in the journal Nature Materials, where the researchers report a hitherto unknown chiral coupling that is active over relatively long distances. As a result, spins in two different magnetic layers that are separated by non-magnetic materials can influence each other even though they are not adjacent.