Spin injection and inverse Edelstein effect in the surface states of topological Kondo insulator SmB6

Qi Song; Jian Mi; Dan Zhao; Tang Su; Wei Yuan; Wenyu Xing; Yangyang Chen; Tianyu Wang; Tao Wu; Xian Hui Chen; X. C. Xie; Chi Zhang; Jing Shi; Wei Han

doi:10.1038/ncomms13485

Nature Communications (Nov 2016)

Spin injection and inverse Edelstein effect in the surface states of topological Kondo insulator SmB6

Qi Song,
Jian Mi,
Dan Zhao,
Tang Su,
Wei Yuan,
Wenyu Xing,
Yangyang Chen,
Tianyu Wang,
Tao Wu,
Xian Hui Chen,
X. C. Xie,
Chi Zhang,
Jing Shi,
Wei Han

Affiliations

Qi Song: International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University
Jian Mi: International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University
Dan Zhao: Department of Physics, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China
Tang Su: International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University
Wei Yuan: International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University
Wenyu Xing: International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University
Yangyang Chen: International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University
Tianyu Wang: International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University
Tao Wu: Department of Physics, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China
Xian Hui Chen: Department of Physics, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China
X. C. Xie: International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University
Chi Zhang: International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University
Jing Shi: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California
Wei Han: International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13485
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

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Spin injection in pure topological surface states of topological insulators is challenging due to the coexistence of highly conducting bulk states. Here, Song et al. report spin injection and inverse Edelstein effect in the spin–momentum locked surface states of topological Kondo insulator SmB6.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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