Magnetic proximity effect as a pathway to spintronic applications of topological insulators

Ivana Vobornik; Unnikrishnan Manju; Jun Fujii; Francesco Borgatti; Piero Torelli; Damjan Krizmancic; Yew San Hor; Robert J. Cava; Giancarlo Panaccione

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Magnetic proximity effect as a pathway to spintronic applications of topological insulators

Ivana Vobornik, Unnikrishnan Manju, Jun Fujii, Francesco Borgatti, Piero Torelli, Damjan Krizmancic, Yew San Hor, Robert J. Cava, Giancarlo Panaccione

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Spin-based electronics in topological insulators (TIs) is favored by the long spin coherence^1,2 and consequently fault-tolerant information storage. Magnetically doped TIs are ferromagnetic up to 13 K,³ well below any practical operating condition. Here we demonstrate that the long-range ferromagnetism at ambient temperature can be induced in Bi_2-xMn _xTe₃ by the magnetic proximity effect through deposited Fe overlayer. This result opens a new path to interface-controlled ferromagnetism in TI-based spintronic devices.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4079-4082
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nano Letters
Volume	11
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nl201275q
State	Published - Oct 12 2011

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General Chemistry
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanical Engineering
Bioengineering
General Materials Science

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Topological insulators
X-ray magnetic circular dichroism
ferromagnetism
magnetic proximity effect

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