Giant Edelstein effect in topological-insulator-graphene heterostructures

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.235419" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.235419</a>

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<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.235419" target="_blank" >10.1103/PhysRevB.96.235419</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Giant Edelstein effect in topological-insulator-graphene heterostructures

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The control of a ferromagnet's magnetization via only electric currents requires the efficient generation of current-driven spin torques. In magnetic structures based on topological insulators (TIs) current-induced spin-orbit torques can be generated. Here we show that the addition of graphene, or bilayer graphene, to a TI-based magnetic structure greatly enhances the current-induced spin-density accumulation and significantly reduces the amount of power dissipated. We find that this enhancement can be as high as a factor of 100, giving rise to a giant Edelstein effect. Such a large enhancement is due to the high mobility of graphene (bilayer graphene) and to the fact that the graphene (bilayer graphene) sheet very effectively screens charge impurities, the dominant source of disorder in topological insulators. Our results show that the integration of graphene in spintronics devices can greatly enhance their performance and functionalities.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Giant Edelstein effect in topological-insulator-graphene heterostructures

Popis výsledku anglicky

The control of a ferromagnet's magnetization via only electric currents requires the efficient generation of current-driven spin torques. In magnetic structures based on topological insulators (TIs) current-induced spin-orbit torques can be generated. Here we show that the addition of graphene, or bilayer graphene, to a TI-based magnetic structure greatly enhances the current-induced spin-density accumulation and significantly reduces the amount of power dissipated. We find that this enhancement can be as high as a factor of 100, giving rise to a giant Edelstein effect. Such a large enhancement is due to the high mobility of graphene (bilayer graphene) and to the fact that the graphene (bilayer graphene) sheet very effectively screens charge impurities, the dominant source of disorder in topological insulators. Our results show that the integration of graphene in spintronics devices can greatly enhance their performance and functionalities.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10302 - Condensed matter physics (including formerly solid state physics, supercond.)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Physical Review B

ISSN

2469-9950

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

96

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

23

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000417831100006

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85039433724