Observation of the universal magnetoelectric effect in a 3D topological insulator
The electrodynamics of topological insulators has been predicted to show a new magnetoelectric term, but this hasn’t been observed. Here, Dziomet al. observe a universal Faraday rotation angle equal to the fine structure constant, evidencing the so-called topological magnetoelectric effect.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
V. Dziom,
A. Shuvaev,
A. Pimenov,
G. V. Astakhov,
C. Ames,
K. Bendias,
J. Böttcher,
G. Tkachov,
E. M. Hankiewicz,
C. Brüne,
H. Buhmann,
L. W. Molenkamp |
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| Format: | Article
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Nature Publishing Group
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15197
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