Spin generation via bulk spin current in three-dimensional topological insulators

Future spintronic devices may exploit topological insulators, bulk-insulating materials possessing conductive surface states with orthogonally-locked electronic spin and momentum. Here, the authors propose a mechanism by which bulk spin currents drive surface spin accumulation in such a material.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xingyue Peng, Yiming Yang, Rajiv R.P. Singh, Sergey Y. Savrasov, Dong Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10878