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.

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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

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spelling	doaj-a15de67648ff495c86bb505bc4a394de2021-05-11T10:42:14ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232016-03-01711910.1038/ncomms10878Spin generation via bulk spin current in three-dimensional topological insulatorsXingyue Peng0Yiming Yang1Rajiv R.P. Singh2Sergey Y. Savrasov3Dong Yu4Department of Physics, University of CaliforniaDepartment of Physics, University of CaliforniaDepartment of Physics, University of CaliforniaDepartment of Physics, University of CaliforniaDepartment of Physics, University of CaliforniaFuture 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10878
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title	Spin generation via bulk spin current in three-dimensional topological insulators
title_short	Spin generation via bulk spin current in three-dimensional topological insulators
title_full	Spin generation via bulk spin current in three-dimensional topological insulators
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description	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.
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Spin generation via bulk spin current in three-dimensional topological insulators

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