Team

K. Zollner, L. Cvitkovich, R. Silvioli, A. V. Stier, and J. Fabian
Resonant magnetic proximity hot spots in Co/hBN/graphene
Physical Review B 113, 235142 (2026)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/f1l3-xqzx (external link, opens in a new window)

T. Naimer, P. E. Faria Jr., K. Zollner, and J. Fabian
Radial Rashba spin-orbit fields in commensurate twisted transition metal dichalcogenide bilayers
Physical Review B 113, 045417 (2026)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/jyfh-q2r7 (external link, opens in a new window)

L. Cvitkovich, K. Zollner, and J. Fabian
Machine Learning Prediction of Magnetic Proximity Effect in van der Waals Heterostructures: From Atoms to Moiré
ArXiv preprint (2025)
https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2508.12406 (external link, opens in a new window)

A. Bergmann-Iwe, S. Deb, K. Zollner, V. Schneidt, M. Hemaid, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, R. Schwartz, J. Fabian, and T. Korn
Effect of spin-dependent tunneling in a MoSe₂/Cr₂Ge₂Te₆ van der Waals heterostructure on exciton and trion emission
Physical Review Applied 24, 034008 (2025)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/km88-dxsb (external link, opens in a new window)

J. Bärenfänger, K. Zollner, L. Cvitkovich, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, S. Hartl, J. Fabian, J. Eroms, D. Weiss, and M. Ciorga
Highly efficient lateral spin valve device based on graphene/hBN/Fe₃GeTe₂
2D Materials 12, 045008 (2025)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/adf453 (external link, opens in a new window)

T. S. Ghiasi, D. Petrosyan, J. Ingla-Aynés, T. Bras, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, S. Mañas-Valero, E. Coronado, K. Zollner, J. Fabian, P. Kim, and H. S. J. van der Zant
Quantum spin Hall effect in magnetic graphene
Nature Communications 16, 5336 (2025)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60377-1 (external link, opens in a new window)

A. M. Seiler, Y. Zhumagulov, K. Zollner, C. Yoon, D. Urbaniak, F. R. Geisenhof, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Fabian, F. Zhang, and R. T. Weitz
Layer-selective spin-orbit coupling and strong correlation in bilayer graphene
2D Materials 12, 035009 (2025)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/add74a (external link, opens in a new window)

K. Zollner, M. Kurpas, M. Gmitra, and J. Fabian
First-principles determination of spin-orbit coupling parameters in two-dimensional materials
Nature Reviews Physics 7, 255 (2025)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42254-025-00818-4 (external link, opens in a new window)

K. Zollner and J. Fabian
Proximity Effects, Topological States, and Correlated Physics in Graphene Heterostructures
2D Materials 12, 013004 (2024)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/ad9dfd (external link, opens in a new window)

A. Beer, K. Zollner, C. Serati de Brito, P. E. Faria Jr., P. Parzefall, T. S. Ghiasi, J. Ingla-Aynés, S. Mañas-Valero, C. Boix-Constant, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, J. Fabian, H. S. J. van der Zant, Y. Galvão Gobato, and C. Schüller
Proximity-Induced Exchange Interaction and Prolonged Valley Lifetime in MoSe₂/CrSBr Van-Der-Waals Heterostructure with Orthogonal Spin Textures
ACS Nano 18, 31044 (2024)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c07336 (external link, opens in a new window)

J. Fabian and K. Zollner
Engineering Electron Spin in van der Waals Heterostructures
Europhysics News 55, 20 (2024)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epn/2024407 (external link, opens in a new window)

T. Frank, P. E. Faria Jr., K. Zollner, and J. Fabian
Emergence of radial Rashba spin-orbit fields in twisted van der Waals heterostructures
Physical Review B 109, L241403 (2024)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.109.L241403 (external link, opens in a new window)

M. Graml, K. Zollner, D. Hernangómez-Pérez, P. E. Faria Jr., and J. Wilhelm
Low-Scaling GW Algorithm Applied to Twisted Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide Heterobilayers
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation 20, 2202 (2024)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.3c01230 (external link, opens in a new window)

K. Zollner, S. M. João, B. K. Nikolić, and J. Fabian
Twist- and gate-tunable proximity spin-orbit coupling, spin relaxation anisotropy, and charge-to-spin conversion in heterostructures of graphene and transition-metal dichalcogenides
Physical Review B 108, 235166 (2023)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.108.235166 (external link, opens in a new window)

C. Serati de Brito, P. E. Faria Jr., T. S. Ghiasi, J. Ingla-Aynés, C. R. Rabahi, C. Cavalini, F. Dirnberger, S. Mañas-Valero, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, K. Zollner, J. Fabian, C. Schüller, H. S. J. van der Zant, and Y. G. Gobato
Charge Transfer and Asymmetric Coupling of MoSe₂ Valleys to the Magnetic Order of CrSBr
Nano Letters 23, 11073 (2023)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c03431 (external link, opens in a new window)

K. Zollner, E. Icking, and J. Fabian
Electronic and spin-orbit properties of h-BN encapsulated bilayer graphene
Physical Review B 108, 125126 (2023)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.108.125126 (external link, opens in a new window)

P. E. Faria Jr., K. A. de Mare, K. Zollner, K.-h. Ahn, S. I. Erlingsson, M. van Schilfgaarde, and K. Výborný
Sensitivity of the MnTe valence band to the orientation of magnetic moments
Physical Review B 107, L100417 (2023)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.107.L100417 (external link, opens in a new window)

X. Chen, K. Zollner, C. Moulsdale, V. I. Fal’ko, and A. Knothe
Semimetallic and semiconducting graphene-hBN multilayers with parallel or reverse stacking
Physical Review B 107, 125402 (2023)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.107.125402 (external link, opens in a new window)

K. Zollner, P. E. Faria Jr., and J. Fabian
Strong manipulation of the valley splitting upon twisting and gating in MoSe₂/CrI₃ and WSe₂/CrI₃ van der Waals heterostructures
Physical Review B 107, 035112 (2023)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.107.035112 (external link, opens in a new window)

P. E. Faria Jr., K. Zollner, T. Woźniak, M. Kurpas, M. Gmitra, and J. Fabian
First-principles insights into the spin-valley physics of strained transition metal dichalcogenides monolayers
New Journal of Physics 24, 083004 (2022)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ac7e21 (external link, opens in a new window)

E. Blundo, P. E. Faria Jr., A. Surrente, G. Pettinari, M. A. Prosnikov, K. Olkowska-Pucko, K. Zollner, T. Woźniak, M. R. Molas, P. C. M. Christianen, A. Chaves, T. Kazimierczuk, M. Felici, A. Babiński, J. Fabian, and A. Polimeni
Strain-Induced Exciton Hybridization in WS₂ Monolayers Unveiled by Zeeman-Splitting Measurements
Physical Review Letters 129, 067402 (2022)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.067402 (external link, opens in a new window)

K. Zollner and J. Fabian
Proximity effects in graphene on monolayers of transition-metal phosphorus trichalcogenides MPX₃
Physical Review B 106, 035137 (2022)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.035137 (external link, opens in a new window)

K. Zollner, M. Gmitra, and J. Fabian
Proximity spin-orbit and exchange coupling in ABA and ABC trilayer graphene van der Waals heterostructures
Physical Review B 105, 115126 (2022)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.105.115126 (external link, opens in a new window)

L. Chen, K. Zollner, S. Parzefall, J. Schmitt, M. Kronseder, J. Fabian, D. Weiss, and C. Back
Connections between spin-orbit torques and unidirectional magnetoresistance in ferromagnetic-metal–heavy-metal heterostructures
Physical Review B 105, L020406 (2022)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.105.L020406 (external link, opens in a new window)

K. Zollner and J. Fabian
Engineering proximity exchange by twisting: Reversal of ferromagnetic and emergence of antiferromagnetic Dirac bands in graphene/Cr₂Ge₂Te₆
Physical Review Letters 128, 106401 (2022)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.106401 (external link, opens in a new window)

T. Naimer, K. Zollner, M. Gmitra, and J. Fabian
Twist-angle dependent proximity induced spin-orbit coupling in graphene/transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures
Physical Review B 104, 195156 (2021)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.195156 (external link, opens in a new window)

A. M. Hoque, D. Khokhriakov, K. Zollner, B. Zhao, B. Karpiak, J. Fabian, and S. P. Dash
All-electrical creation and control of spin-galvanic signal in graphene and molybdenum ditelluride heterostructures at room temperature
Communications Physics 4, 124 (2021)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00611-6 (external link, opens in a new window)

K. Zollner, A. W. Cummings, S. Roche, and J. Fabian
Graphene on two-dimensional hexagonal BN, AlN, and GaN: Electronic, spin-orbit, and spin relaxation properties.
Physical Review B 103, 075129 (2021)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.103.075129 (external link, opens in a new window)

K. Zollner
Proximity-induced spin-orbit and exchange coupling in van der Waals heterostructures
Doctoral thesis (2021)
https://dx.doi.org/10.5283/epub.44686 (external link, opens in a new window)

K. Zollner, and J. Fabian
Bilayer graphene encapsulated within monolayers of WS₂ or Cr₂Ge₂Te₆: Tunable proximity spin-orbit or exchange coupling
Physical Review B 104, 075126 (2021)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.075126 (external link, opens in a new window)

K. Zollner, M. Gmitra, and J. Fabian
Swapping Exchange and Spin-Orbit Coupling in 2D van der Waals Heterostructures
Physical Review Letters 125, 196402 (2020)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.196402 (external link, opens in a new window)

D. Czubak, S. Gaucher, L. Oppermann, J. Herfort, K. Zollner, J. Fabian, H. T. Grahn, and M. Ramsteiner
Electronic and magnetic properties of α-FeGe₂ films embedded in vertical spin valve devices
Physical Review Materials 4, 104415 (2020)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.104415 (external link, opens in a new window)

K. Zollner, M. D. Petrovic, K. Dolui, P. Plechac, B. K. Nikolić, and J. Fabian
Scattering-induced and highly tunable by gate damping-like spin-orbit torque in graphene doubly proximitized by two-dimensional magnet Cr₂Ge₂Te₆ and monolayer WS₂
Physical Review Research 2,  043057 (2020)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043057 (external link, opens in a new window)

K. Zollner, P. E. Faria Jr., and J. Fabian
Giant proximity exchange and valley splitting in TMDC/hBN/(Co, Ni) heterostructures
Physical Review B 101, 085112 (2020)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.101.085112 (external link, opens in a new window)

K. Zollner and J. Fabian
Heterostructures of Graphene and Topological Insulators Bi₂Se₃, Bi₂Te₃, and Sb₂Te₃
Physica Status Solidi (B) 258, 2000081 (2020)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssb.202000081 (external link, opens in a new window)

K. Dolui, M. D. Petrovic, K. Zollner, P. Plechac, J. Fabian, and B. K. Nikolić
Proximity Spin–Orbit Torque on a Two-Dimensional Magnet within van der Waals Heterostructure: Current-Driven Antiferromagnet-to-Ferromagnet Reversible Nonequilibrium Phase Transition in Bilayer CrI₃
Nano Letters 20, 2288 (2020)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b04556 (external link, opens in a new window)

P. Högl, T. Frank, K. Zollner, D. Kochan, M. Gmitra, and J. Fabian
Quantum anomalous Hall effects in graphene from proximity-induced uniform and staggered spin-orbit and exchange coupling
Physical Review Letters 124, 136403 (2020)
https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.136403 (external link, opens in a new window)