Spin injection and helicity control of surface spin photocurrent in a three dimensional topological insulator
Surface spin current in a 3D topological insulator (TI) remains difficult to control and the out-of-plane spin texture is largely unexplored. Here, the authors identify subtle effect of the spin texture on surface photocurrent and demonstrate controlled spin injection from a semiconductor to a TI.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15401 |