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A high-temperature ferromagnetic topological insulating phase by proximity coupling.
Katmis, Ferhat; Lauter, Valeria; Nogueira, Flavio S; Assaf, Badih A; Jamer, Michelle E; Wei, Peng; Satpati, Biswarup; Freeland, John W; Eremin, Ilya; Heiman, Don; Jarillo-Herrero, Pablo; Moodera, Jagadeesh S.
Afiliación
  • Katmis F; Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
  • Lauter V; Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
  • Nogueira FS; Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
  • Assaf BA; Quantum Condensed Matter Division, Neutron Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA.
  • Jamer ME; Institut fuer Theoretische Physik III, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, D-44801 Bochum, Germany.
  • Wei P; Institute for Theoretical Solid State Physics, Institut fuer Festkoerper- und Werkstoffforschung, Dresden, D-01069 Dresden, Germany.
  • Satpati B; Department of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
  • Freeland JW; Département de Physique, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris Sciences et Lettres Research University, Paris 75005, France.
  • Eremin I; Department of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
  • Heiman D; Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
  • Jarillo-Herrero P; Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
  • Moodera JS; Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
Nature ; 533(7604): 513-6, 2016 05 26.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27225124
Topological insulators are insulating materials that display conducting surface states protected by time-reversal symmetry, wherein electron spins are locked to their momentum. This unique property opens up new opportunities for creating next-generation electronic, spintronic and quantum computation devices. Introducing ferromagnetic order into a topological insulator system without compromising its distinctive quantum coherent features could lead to the realization of several predicted physical phenomena. In particular, achieving robust long-range magnetic order at the surface of the topological insulator at specific locations without introducing spin-scattering centres could open up new possibilities for devices. Here we use spin-polarized neutron reflectivity experiments to demonstrate topologically enhanced interface magnetism by coupling a ferromagnetic insulator (EuS) to a topological insulator (Bi2Se3) in a bilayer system. This interfacial ferromagnetism persists up to room temperature, even though the ferromagnetic insulator is known to order ferromagnetically only at low temperatures (<17 K). The magnetism induced at the interface resulting from the large spin-orbit interaction and the spin-momentum locking of the topological insulator surface greatly enhances the magnetic ordering (Curie) temperature of this bilayer system. The ferromagnetism extends ~2 nm into the Bi2Se3 from the interface. Owing to the short-range nature of the ferromagnetic exchange interaction, the time-reversal symmetry is broken only near the surface of a topological insulator, while leaving its bulk states unaffected. The topological magneto-electric response originating in such an engineered topological insulator could allow efficient manipulation of the magnetization dynamics by an electric field, providing an energy-efficient topological control mechanism for future spin-based technologies.

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Nature Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Nature Año: 2016 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido