Electrical detection of charge-current-induced spin polarization due to spin-momentum locking in Bi2Se3

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 218-224

  Li, C H ^a   Van't Erve, O M J ^a   Robinson, J T ^a   Liu, Y ^b   Li, L ^b   Jonker, B T ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; MOMENTUM; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SPIN POLARIZATION; SURFACE STATES;

CHARGE CURRENT; ELECTRICAL DETECTION; FERROMAGNETIC CONTACTS; MASSLESS DIRAC FERMIONS; METALLIC SURFACE; RASHBA EFFECTS; SIMILAR DATUM; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS;

LOCKS (FASTENERS);

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FILM; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS;

EID: 84895921329     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2014.16     Document Type: Article

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