Two-dimensional semiconductor structure with controllable magnetic state and ferromagnetic resonance

1 . A method for fabricating an assembly, the method comprising:

positioning a layer of twisted bilayer graphene in contact with a transition metal dichalcogenide to form a structure with an interface between the twisted bilayer graphene and the transition metal dichalcogenide; and

applying energy to the interface to adjust one of a magnetic state associated with the interface and a ferromagnetic resonance associated with the interface.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein applying energy to the interface comprises one of applying a DC current to the interface, applying an out-of-plane electric field to the interface, applying a magnetic field to the interface, and applying a voltage bias to a gate electrode associated with the interface to control the magnetic state associated with the interface.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein applying energy to the interface comprises applying energy to the interface to change the magnetic state associated with the interface from a first state to a second state as to store a bit within the structure.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein applying energy to the interface comprises applying a direct current of between one hundred nanoamps and five hundred nanoamps to the interface.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein further comprising applying energy to the interface to read out the magnetic state associated with the interface.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein applying energy to the interface to read out the magnetic state associated with the interface comprises applying a direct current of between one nanoamp and five nanoamps to the interface.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein applying energy to the interface comprises applying a bias voltage to a gate electrode associated with the interface to adjust a frequency associated with the ferromagnetic resonance.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein applying energy to the interface comprises passing a microwave signal through a transmission line positioned proximally to the structure as to provide each of a magnetic field and an electric field to the structure.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein one of a frequency and a power of the microwave signal is selected to provide a transport response at the structure having a frequency less than twenty hertz.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

exfoliating a surface of a first substrate formed from a dielectric material to provide an atomically flat surface;

applying the layer of twisted bilayer graphene to the surface of the first substrate;

exfoliating a surface of a second substrate formed from the dielectric material to provide an atomically flat surface; and

applying the transition metal dichalcogenide to the surface of the second substrate.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the surface of the first substrate is a first surface of the first substrate, the surface of the second substrate is a first surface of the second substrate, and the method further comprising applying a graphite gate electrode to each of a second surface of the first substrate and a second surface of the second substrate.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the layer of twisted bilayer graphene and the transition metal dichalcogenide are positioned as to have a twist angle between the layers that is between ten degrees and twenty degrees.

13 . A system comprising:

a transmission line configured to carry a microwave signal; and

a structure comprising a layer of a magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene positioned in contact with a transition metal dichalcogenide to form an interface between the magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene and the transition metal dichalcogenide and positioned proximally to the transmission line such that transmission of the microwave signal through the transmission line generates a transport response at the structure.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the layer of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene and the transition metal dichalcogenide are positioned as to have a twist angle between the layers that is between ten degrees and twenty degrees.

15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the structure further comprises a set of gate electrodes positioned to provide field effect doping at the interface, and the system further comprising a voltage source configured to provide a voltage bias to the set of gate electrodes.

16 . The system of claim 13 , further comprising a microwave signal source that provides the microwave signal, the microwave signal source providing the microwave signal with one of a frequency and a power of the microwave signal selected to provide a transport response at the structure having a frequency less than twenty hertz.

17 . A system comprising:

a structure comprising a layer of a twisted bilayer graphene positioned in contact with a transition metal dichalcogenide to form an interface between the twisted bilayer graphene and the transition metal dichalcogenide; and

a control apparatus associated with the structure configured to apply energy to the structure to control a magnetic state associated with the interface.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the control apparatus applies one of a DC current, an out-of-plane electric field, a magnetic field, and a voltage bias to the structure to change the magnetic state associated with the interface from a first state to a second state as to store a bit within the structure.

19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the control apparatus provides a direct current of between one hundred and five hundred nanoamps to change the magnetic state associated with the interface.

20 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the control apparatus further applies energy to the interface to read the bit stored in the structure.