Communications Materials (Dec 2021)

In-plane magnetic field-driven symmetry breaking in topological insulator-based three-terminal junctions

  • Jonas Kölzer,
  • Kristof Moors,
  • Abdur Rehman Jalil,
  • Erik Zimmermann,
  • Daniel Rosenbach,
  • Lidia Kibkalo,
  • Peter Schüffelgen,
  • Gregor Mussler,
  • Detlev Grützmacher,
  • Thomas L. Schmidt,
  • Hans Lüth,
  • Thomas Schäpers

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00213-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Topological surface states of three-dimensional topological insulators exhibit distinct magnetotransport properties. Here, a steering effect is demonstrated for three-terminal junctions, which is driven by an in-plane magnetic field and makes the junction act as a topoelectric current switch.