Graphene is a candidate spintronics material, but its weak intrinsic spin–orbit coupling is problematic. Intercalating graphene on an iridium substrate with islands of lead is now shown to induce a strong, spatially varying spin–orbit coupling.
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Kralj, M. Intercalated boosters. Nature Phys 11, 11–12 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3209
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