Fermi-level-dependent charge-to-spin current conversion by Dirac surface states of topological insulators

Nature Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1027-1031

  Kondou, K ^a   Yoshimi, R ^b   Tsukazaki, A ^c   Fukuma, Y ^a,d   Matsuno, J ^a   Takahashi, K S ^a   Kawasaki, M ^a,b   Tokura, Y ^a,b   Otani, Y ^a,b  

^a RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; FERMI LEVEL; FERROMAGNETIC RESONANCE; INTERFACE STATES; LOCKS (FASTENERS); SURFACE STATES; TOPOLOGICAL INSULATORS;

A-COEFFICIENT; CONSTANT VALUES; FERMI VELOCITIES; HELICAL SPIN STRUCTURE; INHOMOGENEITIES; LOCKING MECHANISM; SPIN CURRENTS; SPIN MOMENTUM;

SPIN HALL EFFECT;

EID: 84979600051     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys3833     Document Type: Article

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