Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Observation of chiral currents at the magnetic domain boundary of a topological insulator. |
| Authors: |
Wang, Y. H., Kirtley, J. R., Katmis, F., Jarillo-Herrero, P., Moodera, J. S., Moler, K. A. |
| Source: |
Science (pre-March 2025). 8/28/2015, Vol. 349 Issue 6251, p948-952. 5p. |
| Subjects: |
Topological insulators, Chirality, Superconductors, Magnetization, Magnetoelectronics |
| Abstract: |
A magnetic domain boundary on the surface of a three-dimensional topological insulator is predicted to host a chiral edge state, but direct demonstration is challenging.We used a scanning superconducting quantum interference device to show that current in a magnetized topological insulator heterostructure (EuS/Bi2Se3)f lows at the edge when the Fermi level is gate-tuned to the surface band gap.We further induced micrometer-scale magnetic structures on the heterostructure and detected a chiral edge current at the magnetic domain boundary. The chirality of the current was determined bymagnetization of the surrounding domain, and its magnitude by the local chemical potential rather than the applied current. Such magnetic structures provide a platformfor detecting topologicalmagnetoelectric effects andmay enable progress in quantum information processing and spintronics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
