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Spin–orbit coupling

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Rashba spin–orbit coupling has already provided fertile physics and applications in spintronics but real-space imaging shows how the strength of this interaction varies on the nanoscale.

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Figure 1: Probing Rashba spin–orbit coupling using scanning tunnelling microscopy.

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