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Topological insulator (TI) thin films with surface magnetism are expected to exhibit a quantized anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) when the magnetizations on the top and bottom surfaces are parallel, and a quantized topological magnetoelectric…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-11-11 Nezhat Pournaghavi , Anna Pertsova , Allan H. MacDonald , Carlo Canali

To realize the quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) at elevated temperatures, the approach of magnetic proximity effect (MPE) was adopted to break the time-reversal symmetry in the topological insulator (Bi0.3Sb0.7)2Te3 (BST) based…

Introducing magnetism into topological insulators breaks time-reversal symmetry, and the magnetic exchange interaction can open a gap in the otherwise gapless topological surface states. This allows various novel topological quantum states…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-05-28 Pinyuan Wang , Jun Ge , Jiaheng Li , Yanzhao Liu , Yong Xu , Jian Wang

Despite many years of efforts, attempts to reach the quantum regime of topological surface states (TSS) on an electrically tunable topological insulator (TI) platform have so far failed on binary TI compounds such as Bi2Se3 due to high…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-08-12 N. Koirala , M. Salehi , J. Moon , S. Oh

The realization of the Quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) in two dimensional (2D) metal organic frameworks (MOFs), (MC$_4$S$_4$)$_3$ with M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ru and Rh, has been investigated based on a combination of first-principles…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-09-18 F. Crasto de Lima , G. J. Ferreira , R. H. Miwa

We generalize the topological phase diagram of magnetic topological insulator (TI) thin films in an extended parameter space comprising out-of-plane (OP) and in-plane (IP) exchange fields in the presence of structural inversion asymmetry…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-09-03 Kiminori Hattori

The magneto-transport and magnetization measurements of Sb1.90Cu0.10Te3 were performed at different temperatures and different fields. Magneto-transport measurement at high field indicates the coexistence of both bulk and surface states.…

The search for topologically non-trivial states of matter has become an important goal for condensed matter physics. Here, we give a theoretical introduction to the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect based on magnetic topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-11-22 Jing Wang , Biao Lian , Shou-Cheng Zhang

Magnetic topological states refer to a class of exotic phases in magnetic materials with their non-trivial topological property determined by magnetic spin configurations. An example of such states is the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) state,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-28 Yi-Fan Zhao , Ruoxi Zhang , Zi-Ting Sun , Ling-Jie Zhou , Deyi Zhuo , Zi-Jie Yan , Hemian Yi , Ke Wang , Moses H. W. Chan , Chao-Xing Liu , K. T. Law , Cui-Zu Chang

Magnetic topological insulators (TIs) provide a highly tunable platform for engineering quantum states that emerge from the interplay between topology and magnetism. In this review article, we summarize experimental progress over the past…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-21 Deyi Zhuo , Han Tay , Cui-Zu Chang

Quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulator is a topological phase which exhibits chiral edge states in the absence of magnetic field. The celebrated Haldane model is the first example of QAH effect, but difficult to realize. Here, we predict…

Materials Science · Physics 2017-03-24 H. P. Wang , Wei Luo , H. J. Xiang

Quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulators are two-dimensional (2D) insulating states exhibiting properties similar to those of quantum Hall states but without external magnetic field. They have quantized Hall conductance $\sigma^H=Ce^2/h$,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-01-29 Chen Fang , Matthew J. Gilbert , B. Andrei Bernevig

We report Chern insulating phases emerging from a single layer of layered chalcogenide CrSiTe$_{3}$, a transition metal trichacogenides (TMTC) material, in the presence of charge doping. Due to strong hybridization with Te $p$ orbitals, the…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-04-12 Sungmo Kang , Seungjin Kang , Heung-Sik Kim , Jaejun Yu

To magnetize surfaces of topological insulators without damaging their topological feature is a crucial step for the realization of the quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE), and still remains as a challenging task. Through density…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-06-04 Yusheng Hou , Ruqian Wu

Quantum Anomalous Hall (QAH) state in six quintuple layer Cr$_{0.1}$(Bi$_{0.2}$Sb$_{0.8}$)$_{1.9}$Te$_3$ thin films were studied through scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) and electrical transport measurements. While the surface state is…

Magnetically doped topological insulators (TIs) exhibit two distinct phases: the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) phase when the Fermi level resides within the surface gap, and a metallic phase outside the gap. The QAH phase hosts…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-10-02 Le Yi , Emma Steinebronn , Asmaul Smitha Rashid , Nitin Samarth , Ramy El-Ganainy , Sahin L. Ozdemir , Morteza Kayyalha

Following the experimental realization of Quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect in thin films of chromium-doped (Bi,Sb)$_2$Te$_3$, enhancing the work temperature of QAH effect has emerged as a significant and challenging task. Here we…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-08-29 Jianqi Zhong , Jianzhou Zhao , Jinyu Zou , Gang Xu

Due to the potential applications in the low-power-consumption spintronic devices, the quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) has attracted tremendous attention in past decades. However, up to now, QAHE was only observed experimentally in…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-01-13 Zhen Zhang , Jing-Yang You , Xing-Yu Ma , Bo Gu , Gang Su

Doping a topological insulator (TI) film with transition metal ions can break its time-reversal symmetry and lead to the realization of the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect. Prior studies have shown that the longitudinal resistance of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-09-30 Shu-Wei Wang , Di Xiao , Ziwei Dou , Moda Cao , Yi-Fan Zhao , Nitin Samarth , Cui-Zu Chang , Malcolm R. Connolly , Charles G. Smith

Topologically nontrivial electronic states can give rise to novel anomalous Hall effects. The potential appearance of these effects at room temperature holds promise for their application in magnetic sensing, spintronics, and energy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-01-24 Soumya Sankar , Xingkai Cheng , Tahir Murtaza , Caiyun Chen , Yuqi Qin , Xuezhao Wu , Qiming Shao , Rolf Lortz , Junwei Liu , Berthold Jäck