Publications
- Selected Publications -

21. Orbital exchange-mediated current control of magnetism

G.-H. Lee, K.-W. Kim*, and K.-J. Lee*

Nat. Commun. 17, 2236 (2026)

20. Magnetization switching driven by magnonic spin dissipation

W.-Y. Choi†, J.-H. Ha†, M.-S. Jung, S. B. Kim, H. C. Koo, O. Lee, B.-C. Min, H. Jang, A. Shahee, J.-W. Kim, M. Kläui, J.-I. Hong*, K.-W. Kim*, and D.-S. Han*

Nat. Commun. 16, 5859 (2025)

19. Relativistic spin-lattice interaction compatible with discrete translation symmetry in solids

B. Kim, N. Park*, and K.-W. Kim*

Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 256303 (2025)
(*) Altmetric Attention Score 50+ (< Top 5%)

18. Giant modulation of magnetoresistance in a van der Waals magnet by in-plane current injection

K. Kim†, H.-B. Ahn†, S. Lee, S. Jeong, D. Lee, S. Lee, S. Im, S. B. Kim, S. J. Kim, J. Park, N. J. Lee, H. C. Koo, K. An, K.-W. Moon, B. Kim, K. Kim, K.-J. Kim, C. Lee, K.-W. Kim*, S. K. Kim*, T.-E. Park*, and S. Kim*

Adv. Mater. 37, 2414917 (2025)

17. Orbital pumping incorporating both orbital angular momentum and position

S. Han†, H.-W. Ko†, J. H. Oh, H.-W. Lee*, K.-J. Lee*, and K.-W. Kim*
Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 036305 (2025)

(*) Cited 50+ times

16. Non-volatile Fermi level tuning for the control of spin-charge conversion at room temperature

J. Choi, J. Park*, S. Noh, J. Lee, S. Lee, D. Choe, H. Jung, J. Jo, I. Oh, J. Han, S.-Y. Kwon, C. W. Ahn, B.-C. Min, H. Jin, C. H. Kim*, K.-W. Kim*, and J.-W. Yoo*

Nat. Commun. 15, 8746 (2024)

15. Field-free switching of perpendicular magnetization by two-dimensional PtTe2/WTe2 van der Waals heterostructures with high spin Hall conductivity

F. Wang†, G. Shi†, K.-W. Kim†, H.-J. Park, J. G. Jang, H. R. Tan, M. Lin, Y. Liu, T. Kim, D. Yang, S. Zhao, K. Lee, S. Yang, A. Soumyanarayanan, K.-J. Lee*, and H. Yang*

Nat. Mater. 23, 768-774 (2024)
(*) Cited 100+ times

14. Optoelectronic manifestation of the orbital angular momentum driven by chiral hopping in helical Se chains

B. Kim†, D. Shin†, S. Namgung, N. Park, K.-W. Kim*, and J. Kim*

ACS Nano 17, 18873 (2023)

13. Universal hopping motion protected by structural topology

M. Song†, M. You†, S. Yang, T.-S. Ju, K.-W. Moon, C. Hwang*, K.-W. Kim*, A. M. G. Park*, and K.-J. Kim*

Adv. Mater. 34, 2203275 (2022)

(*) Selected as the Cover

12. Spin swapping effect of band-structure origin in centrosymmetric ferromagnets

H.-J. Park, H.-W. Ko, G. Go, J. H. Oh, K.-W. Kim*, and K.-J. Lee*

Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 037202 (2022)

11. Orbital dynamics in centrosymmetric systems

S. Han, H.-W. Lee*, and K.-W. Kim*

Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 176601 (2022)

(*) Cited 50+ times

10. Generalized spin drift-diffusion formalism in presence of spin-orbit interaction of ferromagnets

K.-W. Kim* and K.-J. Lee*

Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 207205 (2020)

(*) Altmetric Attention Score 50+ (< Top 5%)

 9. Exploitable magnetic anisotropy of the two-dimensional magnet CrI3

J. Kim†, K.-W. Kim†, B. Kim, C.-J. Kang, D. Shin, S.-H. Lee, B.-C. Min, and N. Park*

Nano Lett. 20, 929-935 (2020)

(*) Cited 100+ times

 8. Prediction of ferroelectricity-driven Berry curvature enabling charge- and spin-controllable photocurrent in tin telluride monolayers

J. Kim†, K.-W. Kim†, D. Shin, S.-H. Lee, J. Sinova, N. Park, and H. Jin*

Nat. Commun. 10, 3965 (2019)
(*) Cited 50+ times

 7. Unidirectional magnon-driven domain wall motion due to the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction

K.-W. Kim†, S.-W. Lee†, J.-H. Moon, G. Go, A. Manchon, H.-W. Lee, K. Everschor-Sitte, and K.-J. Lee*

Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 147202 (2019)

 6. Asymmetric skyrmion Hall effect in systems with a hybrid Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction

K.-W. Kim*, K.-W. Moon, N. Kerber, J. Nothhelfer, and K. Everschor-Sitte*

Phys. Rev. B 97, 224427 (2018)
(*) Cited 100+ times

 5. Spin-orbit torques from interfacial spin-orbit coupling for various interfaces

K.-W. Kim, K.-J. Lee, J. Sinova, H.-W. Lee*, and M. D. Stiles*

Phys. Rev. B 96, 104438 (2017)
(*) Cited 100+ times

 4. Chirality from interfacial spin-orbit coupling effects in magnetic bilayers

K.-W. Kim, H.-W. Lee*, K.-J. Lee, and M. D. Stiles

Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 216601 (2013)

(*) Cited 250+ times

 3. Current-induced motion of a transverse magnetic domain wall in the presence of spin Hall effect

S.-M. Seo†, K.-W. Kim†, J. Ryu, H.-W. Lee*, and K.-J. Lee*

Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 022405 (2012)

(*) Cited 100+ times

 2. Prediction of giant spin motive force due to Rashba spin-orbit coupling

K.-W. Kim, J.-H. Moon, K.-J. Lee, and H.-W. Lee*

Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 217202 (2012)

(*) Cited 100+ times

 1. Magnetization dynamics induced by in-plane currents in ultrathin magnetic nanostructures with Rashba spin-orbit coupling

K.-W. Kim, S.-M. Seo, J. Ryu, K.-J. Lee*, and H.-W. Lee*

Phys. Rev. B 85, 180404(R) (2012)

(*) Cited 250+ times