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Publications

Submitted Manuscripts and Preprints

  1. Rixt Bosma*, Darius A. Pacurar*, Daniel Sade, Jingbo Wang, Nicholas Dale, Cameron W. Johnson, Sergii Grytsiuk, Alexander Rudenko, Alexander Stibor, Malte Roesner, Marcos H. D. Guimaraes, and Roberto Lo Conte
    Ferromagnetic interlayer exchange coupling in a few layers of CrSBr on a gold thin film
    submitted. [arxiv] *Equal Contribution
  2. Kurea Nakagawa*, Krishnaraajan Sundararajan*, Cédric A. Cordero-Silis, Bart J. van Wees, and Marcos H. D. Guimarães
    Room temperature observation of intrinsic nonlinear thermoelectric effects in low-symmetry semimetals
    submitted. *Equal Contribution

2026

  1. Cédric A. Cordero-Silis, Daniel Vaquero, Teresa López-Carrasco, Harshan Madeshwaran, and Marcos H. D. Guimarães
    Room Temperature Anisotropic Photoresponse in Low-Symmetry van der Waals Semiconductor CrPS4
    Advanced Optical Materials, e71304 (2026). [arxiv]
  2. Daniel Vaquero, Cédric A. Cordero-Silis, Daniel Erkensten, Roberto Rosati, Martijn H. Takens, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Ermin Malic, and Marcos H. D. Guimarães
    Valley-controlled many-body exciton interactions in monolayer WSe2 phototransistors
    Nano Letters 26, 6641 (2026). [arxiv]
  3. Tamás Prok, Jan Hidding, Szabolcs Csonka, Péter Makk, Marcos H. D. Guimarães, Endre Tóvári
    Impact of unidirectional magnetoresistance on spin-orbit torque analysis
    Phys. Rev. Applied, accepted. [arxiv]
  4. Y. Asensio, S. Mattioni, D. Vaquero, C. A. Cordero-Silis, H. Bahmani Jalali, D. Marchelli, M. Gobbi, F. Casanova, F. Di Stasio, M.H.D. Guimarães, L.E. Hueso, and B. Martín-García
    Unveiling Photoluminescence Signatures of Magneto-Optical Coupling in Layered Hybrid Manganese Chloride Perovskites
    Advanced Optical Materials e03123 (2026). [arxiv]
  5. F. Hendriks, A. Rudenko, M. Roesner, and M. H. D. Guimarães
    Electrostatic Control of Magneto-Optic Excitonic Resonances in the van der Waals Ferromagnetic Semiconductor Cr2Ge2Te6
    Phys. Rev. Materials 10, L011001 (2026) . [arxiv]

2025

  1. K. Sundararajan, D. de Wal, S. Alvarruiz Campos, C.A. Cordero-Silis, M. Ahmadi, M.H.D. Guimarães, and B.J. van Wees
    Towards two-dimensional van der Waals magnon transport devices: WTe2 electrodes for efficient in- and out-of-plane polarized magnon spin injection and detection
    ACS Nano 19, 38716 (2025).
  2. Teresa López-Carrasco and Marcos H. D. Guimarães
    Atomically-Thin Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Nanolasers: Challenges and Oportunities
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 126, 220501 (2025). [arxiv]
  3. Bing Zhao, Lalit Pandey, Erdi Wang, Peter Makk, Marcos H. D. Guimarães, and Saroj Dash
    Energy-efficient and field-free spin-orbit torque switching of canted van der Waals magnet Fe5GeTe2 up to room temperature
    ACS Nano 19, 13817 (2025).
  4. Luca Sortino, Marcos H. D. Guimarães, Alejandro Molina-Sánchez, Jiamin Quan, Denis Garoli, and Nicolò Maccaferri
    Light-matter interactions in layered materials and heterostructures: from moiré physics and magneto-optical effects to ultrafast dynamics and hybrid meta-photonics
    2D Materials 12, 033003 (2025). [arxiv]
  5. A. Grubisic-Cabo, Marcos H. D. Guimaraes, …, Rixt Bosma, et al.
    Roadmap on Quantum Magnetic Materials
    2D Materials 12, 031501 (2025). [arxiv]

2024

  1. J. Aaron Mendoza-Rodarte, D. Maestre, S. Camacho-López; M.H.D. Guimaraes, J. Guerrero-Sánchez, and M. Herrera-Zaldivar
    Influence of Oxygen Impurities in Generating Ferromagnetism in GaN Doped with Mn, Fe, and Cr
    J. Mater. Sci.: Mater. Electron. 35, 2007 (2024).
  2. J. Aaron Mendoza-Rodarte, Katarzyna Gas, Manuel Herrera Zaldivar, Detlef Hommel, Maciej Sawicki, and Marcos H. D. Guimarães
    Spin Hall magnetoresistance in Pt/(Ga,Mn)N devices
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 125, 152404 (2024). [arxiv]
  3. Rafael R. Rojas-Lopez, Freddie Hendriks, Caspar H. van der Wal,
    Paulo S. S. Guimarães, and Marcos H. D. Guimarães
    Charge dynamics in the 2D/3D semiconductor heterostructure WSe2/GaAs
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 25 132104 (2024) . [arxiv]
  4. Jan Hidding*, Cédric A. Cordero-Silis*, Daniel Vaquero, Konstantinos P. Rompotis, Jorge Quereda, and Marcos H. D. Guimarães
    Locally Phase-Engineered MoTe2 for Near-Infrared Photodetectors
    ACS Photonics 11, 4083 (2024). [arxiv] *Equal contribution
  5. J. Aaron Mendoza-Rodarte, Maxen Cosset-Chéneau, Bart J. van Wees, and Marcos H. D. Guimarães
    Efficient Magnon Injection and Detection via the Orbital Rashba Edelstein Effect
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 226704 (2024). [arxiv].
  6. Anna C. Marx, Homayoun Jafari, Eelco Tekelenburg, Maria A. Loi, Jagoda Slawinska, and Marcos H. D. Guimaraes,
    Nonlinear magnetotransport in MoTe2
    Phys. Rev. B 109, 125408 (2024). [arxiv]
  7. Freddie Hendriks, Rafael R. Rojas-Lopez, Bert Koopmans, and
    Marcos H. D. Guimarães
    Electric control of optically-induced magnetization dynamics in a van der Waals ferromagnet
    Nature Communications 15, 1298 (2024). [arxiv]

2023

  1. Tian Liu, Arunesh Roy, Jan Hidding, Homayoun Jafari, Dennis K. de Wal, Jagoda Slawinska, Marcos H. D. Guimarães, and Bart van Wees
    Crystallographic-dependent bilinear magnetoelectric resistance in a thin WTe2 layer
    Phys. Rev. B. 108, 165407 (2023). [arxiv]
  2. Jan Hidding, Klaiv Mërtiri, Fauzia Mujid, Ce Liang, Jiwoong Park, and Marcos H. D. Guimarães
    The Role of Self-Torques in Transition Metal Dichalcogenide / Ferromagnet Bilayers
    Phys. Rev. B 108, 064419 (2023). [arxiv]
  3. Rafael R. Rojas-Lopez, Freddie Hendriks, Caspar H. van der Wal, Paulo S. S. Guimarães, and Marcos H. D. Guimarães
    Magnetic Field Control of Light-Induced Spin Accumulation in Monolayer MoSe2
    2D Materials 10, 035013 (2023). [arxiv]

2022

  1. Tom Lichtenberg, Casper F. Schippers, Sjoerd C. P. van Kooten, Stijn G. F. Evers, Beatriz Barcones, Marcos H. D. Guimarães, and Bert Koopmans
    Anisotropic Laser-Pulse-Induced Magnetization Dynamics in van der Waals Magnet Fe3GeTe2
    2D Materials 10, 015008 (2022). [arxiv]
  2. Arunesh Roy, Marcos H. D. Guimarães, Jagoda Sławińska
    Unconventional spin Hall effects in nonmagnetic solids
    Phys. Rev. Materials 6, 045004 (2022). [arxiv]

2021

  1. R.R. Rojas-Lopez, J.C. Brant, M.S.O. Ramos, T.H.L.G. Castro, M.H.D. Guimarães, B.R.A. Neves, and P.S.S. Guimarães
    Photoluminescence and charge transfer in the prototypical 2D/3D semiconductor heterostructure MoS2/GaAs
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 119, 233101 (2021). [arxiv]
  2. Jan Hidding, Sytze H. Tirion, Jamo Momand, Alexey Kaverzin, Maxim Mostovoy, Bart J. van Wees, Bart J. Kooi, and Marcos H. D. Guimarães
    Interfacial Spin-Orbit Torques and Magnetic Anisotropy in WSe2/Permalloy Bilayers
    J. Phys. Materials 4, 04LT01 (2021). [arxiv]
  3. Marcos H. D. Guimarães, and Saroj P. Dash
    Disorder is not always bad for charge-to-spin conversion in WTe2
    Matter 4, 1440 (2021).
  4. Adam J. Watson*, Wenbo Lu*, Marcos H. D. Guimarães†, and Meike A. Stöhr†
    Transfer of Large-Scale Two-Dimensional Semiconductors: Challenges and Developments
    2D Materials 8, 032001 (2021). [arxiv] *Equal contribution, †Corresponding Authors
  5. Freddie Hendriks, and Marcos H. D. Guimarães
    Enhancing magneto-optic effects in two-dimensional magnets by thin-film interference
    AIP Advances 11, 035132 (2021). *Featured article [arxiv]
  6. Carmem M. Gilardoni, Freddie Hendriks, Caspar H. van der Wal, and Marcos H. D. Guimarães
    Symmetry and Control of Spin-Scattering Processes in Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
    Phys. Rev. B 103, 115410 (2021). [arxiv]
  7. Jorge Quereda, Jan Hidding, Talieh S. Ghiasi, Bart J. van Wees, Caspar H. van der Wal, and Marcos H. D. Guimaraes
    The role of device asymmetries and Schottky barriers on the helicity-dependent photoresponse of 2D phototransistors
    NPJ 2D Mater. and Appl. 5, 13 (2021). [arxiv]

2020

  1. Casper F. Schippers, Henk J.M. Swagten, and Marcos H.D. Guimarães
    Large interfacial spin-orbit torques in layered antiferromagnetic insulator NiPS3/ferromagnet bilayers
    Phys. Rev. Materials 4, 084007 (2020) .[arxiv]
  2. T. Liu, J. Peiro, D.K. de Wal, J.C. Leutenantsmeyer, M.H.D. Guimaraes, and B.J. van Wees
    Spin caloritronics in a CrBr3 based magnetic van der Waals heterostructure
    Phys. Rev. B 101, 205407 (2020). [arxiv]
  3. R.H. Godiksen, S. Wang, T.V. Raziman, M.H.D. Guimarães, J. Goméz Rivas, and A.G. Curto
    Correlated exciton fluctuations in a two-dimensional semiconductor on a metal
    Nano Letters 20, 4829 (2020). [open access]
  4. Etienne van Walsem, Rembert A. Duine, and Marcos H. D. Guimarães
    Layer effects on the magnetic textures in magnets with local inversion asymmetry
    Phys. Rev. B 102, 174403 (2020) . [arxiv]
  5. Jan Hidding and Marcos H. D. Guimarães
    Spin-Orbit Torques in Transition Metal Dichalcogenide/Ferromagnet Heterostructures
    Frontiers in Materials 7, 594771 (2020), Special issue: Rising Stars 2020.  [arxiv]
  6. Marielle J. Meijer, Juriaan Lucassen, Rembert A. Duine, Henk J.M. Swagten, Bert Koopmans, Reinoud Lavrijsen, and Marcos H. D. Guimarães
    Chiral Spin Spirals at the Surface of the van der Waals Ferromagnet Fe3GeTe2
    Nano Letters 20, 8563 (2020) . [arxiv]
  7. S. Omar, M. Gurram, K. Watanabe, T. Tanigushi, M.H.D. Guimarães, and B.J. van Wees
    Nonlinear analog spintronics with van der Waals heterostructures
    Phys. Rev. Applied 14, 064053 (2020). [arxiv]

2019

  1. M. H. D. Guimarães
    Switching magnetization with a Weyl semimetal
    News & Views Nature Nanotech. 14 923-924 (2019). [view-only link]
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Works from Marcos before starting as a PI (prior to 2019)
  1. M. F. Reynolds*, M. H. D. Guimarães*, H. Gao, K. Kang, A. J. Cortese, D. C. Ralph, J. Park, and P. L. McEuen, “MoS2 pixel arrays for real-time photoluminescence imaging of redox molecules”, Science Adv. 5, eaat9476 (2019). [arxiv] *Equal contribution
  2. G. M. Stiehl , D. MacNeill, N. Sivadas , I. El Baggari, M. H. D. Guimarães, N. D. Reynolds, L. F. Kourkoutis, C. J. Fennie, R. A. Buhrman, and D. C. Ralph, “Current-Induced Torques with Dresselhaus Symmetry Due to Resistance Anisotropy in 2D Materials”, ACS Nano 13, 2599 (2019). [arxiv]
  3. M.H.D. Guimarães, and B. Koopmans, “Spin accumulation and dynamics in inversion-symmetric van der Waals crystals”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 266801 (2018). [arxiv]
  4. M.H.D. Guimarães, G.M. Stiehl, D. MacNeill, N.D. Reynolds, and D.C. Ralph, “Spin-orbit torques in NbSe2/Permalloy bilayers”, Nano Letters 18, 1311 (2018). [arxiv]
  5. D. MacNeill, G. Stiehl, M.H.D. Guimaraes, N.D. Reynolds, R.A. Buhrman, and D.C. Ralph, “Thickness dependence of spin-orbit torques generated by WTe2”, Phys. Rev. B 96, 054450 (2017). [arxiv]
  6. S. Omar, M.H.D. Guimaraes, A. Kaverzin, B.J. van Wees, and I.J. Vera-Marun,”Spin relaxation 1/f noise in graphene”, Phys. Rev. B 95, 081403(R) (2017). [arxiv]
  7. D. MacNeill*, G. Stiehl*, M.H.D. Guimaraes, R.A. Buhrman, J. Park, and D.C. Ralph, “Control of spin-orbit torques through crystal symmetry in WTe2/ferromagnet bilayers”, Nat. Phys. 13, 300 (2017). [arxiv] *Equal contribution
  8. M.H.D. Guimaraes*, H. Gao*, Y. Han, K. Kang, S. Xie, C-J. Kim, D.A. Muller, D.C. Ralph, and J. Park, “Atomically-thin Ohmic Edge Contacts Between Two-dimensional Materials”, ACS Nano 10, 6392 (2016). [arxiv] *Equal contribution
  9. J. Ingla-Aynés, M.H.D. Guimarães, R.J. Meijerink, P.J. Zomer, and B.J. van Wees, “24 um length spin relaxation length in boron nitride encapsulated bilayer graphene”, Phys. Rev. B 92, 201410(R) (2015). [arxiv]
  10. S. Roche, J. Akerman, B. Beschoten, J-C. Charlier, M. Chshiev, S. Dash, B. Dlubak, J. Fabian,A. Fert, M.H.D. Guimarães, F. Guinea, I. Grigorieva, C. Schoenenberger, P. Seneor, C. Stampfer, S. Valenzuela, X. Waintal, B. van Wees, “Graphene spintronics: the European Flagship perspective”, 2D Materials 2, 030202 (2015).
  11. M.H.D. Guimarães, J.J. van den Berg, I.J. Vera-Marun, P.J. Zomer, and B. J. van Wees, “Spin transport in graphene nanostructures”, Phys. Rev. B 90, 235428 (2014).[arxiv]
  12. M.H.D. Guimarães, P.J. Zomer, J. Ingla-Aynés, J. C. Brant, N. Tombros, B. J. van Wees, “Controlling Spin Relaxation in Hexagonal BN-Encapsulated Graphene with a Transverse Electric Field”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 086602 (2014). [arxiv]
  13. M.H.D. Guimaraes, P.J. Zomer, I.J. Vera-Marun, and B.J. van Wees, “Spin dependent quantum interference in non-local graphene spin valves”, Nano Letters 14, 2952 (2014). [arxiv]
  14. P.J. Zomer, M.H.D. Guimarães, J.C. Brant, N. Tombros, B.J. van Wees, “Fast pick up technique for high quality heterostructures of bilayer graphene and hexagonal boron nitride”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 105 , 013101 (2014). [arxiv]
  15. I. J. Vera-Marun, P. J. Zomer, A. Veligura, M. H. D. Guimarães, L. Visser, N. Tombros, H. J. van Elferen, U. Zeitler, B. J. van Wees, “Quantum Hall transport as a probe of capacitance profile at graphene edges”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 013106 (2013). [arxIv]
  16. L.C. Campos, M.H.D. Guimarães, A.B. Gonçalves, S. Oliveira, and R.G. Lacerda, “ZnO UV photodetector with controllable quality factor and photosensitivity”, AIP Advances 3, 022104 (2013).
  17. T. Maassen, I.J. Vera-Marun, M.H.D. Guimarães, B.J. van Wees, “Contact induced spin relaxation in Hanle spin precession measurements”, Phys. Rev. B 86, 235408 (2012). [arxiv]
  18. P. J. Zomer, M. H. D. Guimarães, N. Tombros, B. J. van Wees, “Long Distance Spin Transport in High Mobility Graphene on Hexagonal Boron Nitride”, Phys. Rev. B 86, 161416(R) (2012). [arxiv]
  19. M.H.D. Guimarães, A. Veligura, P.J. Zomer, T. Maassen, I.J. Vera-Marun, N. Tombros, and B.J. van Wees, “Spin Transport in High-Quality Suspended Graphene Devices”, Nano Letters 12 (7), 3512-3517 (2012). [arxiv]
  20. M. H. D. Guimarães, O. Shevtsov, X. Waintal, and B. J. van Wees, “From quantum confinement to quantum Hall effect in graphene nanostructures”, Phys. Rev. B 85, 075424 (2012).
  21. Nikolaos Tombros, Alina Veligura, Juliane Junesch, Marcos H. D. Guimarães, Ivan J. Vera-Marun, Harry T. Jonkman, Bart J. van Wees, “Quantized conductance of a suspended graphene nanoconstriction”, Nature Physics 7, 697–700(2011). [arxiv]
  22. T. Maassen, F. K. Dejene, M. H. D. Guimarães, C. Józsa, and B. J. van Wees, “Comparison between charge and spin transport in few-layer graphene”, Phys. Rev. B 83, 115410 (2011). [arxiv]
  23. A.P.M. Barboza*, M.H.D. Guimaraes*, D.V.P. Massote, L.C. Campos, N.M. Barbosa Neto, L.G. Cancado, R.G. Lacerda, H. Chacham, M.S.C. Mazzoni, B.R.A. Neves, “Room-Temperature Compression-Induced Diamondization of Few-Layer Graphene”, Adv. Matt. 23 (27), 3014-3017 (2011). *Equal contribution
  24. L.M. Malard, M.H.D. Guimarães, D.L. Mafra, M.S.C. Mazzoni, and A. Jorio, “Group-theory analysis of electrons and phonons in N-layer graphene systems”, Phys. Rev. B 79, 125426 (2009). [arxiv]