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The spin-orbit torques (SOTs) generated from topological insulators (TIs) have gained increasing attention in recent years. These TIs, which are typically formed by epitaxially grown chalcogenides, possess extremely high SOT efficiencies…
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Topological insulators (TI) and magnetic topological insulators (MTI) can apply highly efficient spin-orbit torque (SOT) and manipulate the magnetization with their unique topological surface states with ultra-high efficiency. Here, we…
A non-vanishing electric field inside a non-centrosymmetric bulk crystal transforms into a momentum- dependent magnetic field, namely, a spin-orbit field (SOF). SOFs are of great use in spintronics because they enable spin manipulation via…
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