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Two-dimensional topological insulators possess two counter propagating edge channels with op- posite spin direction. Recent experimental progress allowed to create ferromagnetic topological insulators realizing a quantum anomalous Hall…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-09-06 Matthias Götte , Michael Joppe , Thomas Dahm

We inject current pulses into uniformly magnetized patterns of thin films of the itinerant ferromagnet SrRuO3, while monitoring the effective temperature of the patterns during the current injection. We gradually increase the amplitude of…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2012-08-16 Yishai Shperber , Daniel Bedau , James W. Reiner , Lior Klein

We experimentally investigate the current-induced magnetization reversal in Pt/[Co/Ni]$_3$/Al multilayers combining the anomalous Hall effect and magneto-optical Kerr effect techniques in crossbar geometry. The magnetization reversal occurs…

We report that by measuring current-induced hysteresis loop shift versus in-plane bias magnetic field, the spin Hall effect (SHE) contribution of the current-induced effective field per current density, $\chi_{SHE}$, can be estimated for Pt…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-01-12 Chi-Feng Pai , Maxwell Mann , Aik Jun Tan , Geoffrey S. D. Beach

In a magnetic topological insulator, nontrivial band topology conspires with magnetic order to produce exotic states of matter that are best exemplified by quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulators and axion insulators. Up till now, such…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-03-18 Yujun Deng , Yijun Yu , Meng Zhu Shi , Jing Wang , Xian Hui Chen , Yuanbo Zhang

We calculate the tunneling conductance \sigma between the surface states on the opposite sides of the ultra-thin film of a topological insulator in a parallel magnetic field B_y. The parallel magnetic produces a relative shift of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-10-05 Sergey S. Pershoguba , Victor M. Yakovenko

Magnetic topological semimetals, the latest member of topological quantum materials, are attracting extensive attention as they may lead to topologically-driven spintronics. Currently, magnetotransport investigations on these materials are…

Controlling spin current lies at the heart of spintronics and its applications. The sign of spin currents is monotonous in ferromagnets once the current direction is determined. Spin currents in antiferromagnets can possess opposite…

We report the observation and micromagnetic analysis of current-driven magnetization switching in nanoscale ring-shaped magnetic tunnel junctions. When the electric current density exceeds a critical value of the order of $6\times…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-13 Hong-Xiang Wei , Jiexuan He , Zhen-Chao Wen , Xiu-Feng Han , Wen-Shan Zhan , Shufeng Zhang

Spin-orbit coupling in inversion-asymmetric magnetic crystals and structures has emerged as a powerful tool to generate complex magnetic textures, interconvert charge and spin under applied current, and control magnetization dynamics.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-10-02 A. Manchon , J. Zelezný , I. M. Miron , T. Jungwirth , J. Sinova , A. Thiaville , K. Garello , P. Gambardella

We investigate a spin-electricity conversion effect in a topological insulator/ferromagnet heterostructure. In the spin-momentum-locked surface state, an electric current generates nonequilibrium spin accumulation, which causes a spin-orbit…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-04-21 Nobuyuki Okuma , Kentaro Nomura

Studying the influence of breaking time-reversal symmetry on topological insulator surface states is an important problem of current interest in condensed matter physics and could provide a route toward proof-of-concept spintronic devices…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-15 Joon Sue Lee , Anthony Richardella , Robert D. Fraleigh , Chao-xing Liu , Weiwei Zhao , Nitin Samarth

We study the effects of magnetization on the properties of the doped topological insulator with nematic superconductivity. We found that the direction of the in-plane magnetization fixes the direction of the nematicity in the system. The…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-08-03 D. A. Khokhlov , R. S. Akzyanov , A. V. Kapranov

An intriguing phenomenon in topological semimetals and topological insulators is the negative magnetoresistance (MR) observed when a magnetic field is applied along the current direction. A prevailing understanding to the negative MR in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-10-25 Xin Dai , Z. Z. Du , Hai-Zhou Lu

Three-dimensional topological insulator films in contact with magnetic layers exhibit intriguing magneto-optical and magnetoelectric phenomena, but little is known beyond the linear response regime. We demonstrate that the presence of two…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 A. G. Mal'shukov , Hans Skarsvag , Arne Brataas

Accurate quantification of the spin-orbit torques (SOTs) is critical for the identification and applications of new spin-orbitronic effects. One of the most popular techniques to qualify the SOTs is the switching angle shift, where the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-09-10 Xiaomiao Yin , Guanglei Han , Guowen Gong , Jun Kang , Changmin Xiong , Lijun Zhu

We consider a thin film of a topological insulator (TI) sandwiched between two ferromagnetic (FM) layers. The system is additionally under an external gate voltage. The surface electron states of TI are magnetized due to the magnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-09-19 Piotr Pigoń , Anna Dyrdał

A common method of controlling the chemical potential in topological insulators is applying a gate electrode. Simultaneously applying high source-drain bias currents can lead to parasitic effects in such devices. We derive that these…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-03-18 Sofie Kölling , Florian R. Westerhof , Alexander Brinkman

We consider multi-terminal transport through a flake of rectangular shape of a two-dimensional topological insulator in the presence of an in-plane magnetic field. This system has been shown to be a second-order topological insulator, thus…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-02-21 Joseph Poata , Fabio Taddei , Michele Governale

Topological insulators lacking time-reversal symmetry can exhibit the quantum anomalous Hall effect. Odd-layer thick MnBi$_2$Te$_4$ is a promising platform due to its intrinsic magnetic nature, however, quantization is rarely observed in…

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