Proximity-Driven Enhanced Magnetic Order at Ferromagnetic-Insulator–Magnetic-Topological-Insulator Interface

Magnetic exchange driven proximity effect at a magnetic-insulator–topological-insulator (MI-TI) interface provides a rich playground for novel phenomena as well as a way to realize low energy dissipation quantum devices. Here we report a dramatic enhancement of proximity exchange coupling in the MI/...

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Main Authors: Li, Mingda, Kirby, Brian. J., Jamer, Michelle E., Cui, Wenping, Wu, Lijun, Wei, Peng, Zhu, Yimei, Heiman, Don, Li, Ju, Chang, Cui-zu, Moodera, Jagadeesh
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98090
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author Li, Mingda
Kirby, Brian. J.
Jamer, Michelle E.
Cui, Wenping
Wu, Lijun
Wei, Peng
Zhu, Yimei
Heiman, Don
Li, Ju
Chang, Cui-zu
Moodera, Jagadeesh
author2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
author_facet Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Li, Mingda
Kirby, Brian. J.
Jamer, Michelle E.
Cui, Wenping
Wu, Lijun
Wei, Peng
Zhu, Yimei
Heiman, Don
Li, Ju
Chang, Cui-zu
Moodera, Jagadeesh
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description Magnetic exchange driven proximity effect at a magnetic-insulator–topological-insulator (MI-TI) interface provides a rich playground for novel phenomena as well as a way to realize low energy dissipation quantum devices. Here we report a dramatic enhancement of proximity exchange coupling in the MI/magnetic-TI EuS/Sb[subscript 2-x]V[subscript x]Te[subscript 3] hybrid heterostructure, where V doping is used to drive the TI (Sb[subscript 2]Te[subscript 3]) magnetic. We observe an artificial antiferromagneticlike structure near the MI-TI interface, which may account for the enhanced proximity coupling. The interplay between the proximity effect and doping in a hybrid heterostructure provides insights into the engineering of magnetic ordering.
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spelling mit-1721.1/980902022-09-30T10:38:54Z Proximity-Driven Enhanced Magnetic Order at Ferromagnetic-Insulator–Magnetic-Topological-Insulator Interface Li, Mingda Kirby, Brian. J. Jamer, Michelle E. Cui, Wenping Wu, Lijun Wei, Peng Zhu, Yimei Heiman, Don Li, Ju Chang, Cui-zu Moodera, Jagadeesh Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center MIT Energy Initiative Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Li, Mingda Chang, Cui-zu Wei, Peng Li, Ju Moodera, Jagadeesh Magnetic exchange driven proximity effect at a magnetic-insulator–topological-insulator (MI-TI) interface provides a rich playground for novel phenomena as well as a way to realize low energy dissipation quantum devices. Here we report a dramatic enhancement of proximity exchange coupling in the MI/magnetic-TI EuS/Sb[subscript 2-x]V[subscript x]Te[subscript 3] hybrid heterostructure, where V doping is used to drive the TI (Sb[subscript 2]Te[subscript 3]) magnetic. We observe an artificial antiferromagneticlike structure near the MI-TI interface, which may account for the enhanced proximity coupling. The interplay between the proximity effect and doping in a hybrid heterostructure provides insights into the engineering of magnetic ordering. National Science Foundation (U.S.) (STC Center for Integrated Quantum Materials Grant DMR-1231319) National Science Foundation (U.S.). Division of Materials Research (Grant 1207469) United States. Office of Naval Research (Grant N00014-13-1-0301) National Science Foundation (U.S.). Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (Program) (Award DMR-0819762) National Science Foundation (U.S.) (DMR-1410636) 2015-08-18T13:15:21Z 2015-08-18T13:15:21Z 2015-08 2015-05 2015-08-17T22:00:14Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0031-9007 1079-7114 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98090 Li, Mingda, Cui-Zu Chang, Brian J. Kirby, Michelle E. Jamer, Wenping Cui, Lijun Wu, Peng Wei, Yimei Zhu, Don Heiman, Ju Li, and Jagadeesh S. Moodera. "Proximity-Driven Enhanced Magnetic Order at Ferromagnetic-Insulator–Magnetic-Topological-Insulator Interface." Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 087201 (August 2015). © 2015 American Physical Society https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2480-1211 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7413-5715 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2289-6007 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7841-8058 en http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.087201 Physical Review Letters Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. American Physical Society application/pdf American Physical Society American Physical Society
spellingShingle Li, Mingda
Kirby, Brian. J.
Jamer, Michelle E.
Cui, Wenping
Wu, Lijun
Wei, Peng
Zhu, Yimei
Heiman, Don
Li, Ju
Chang, Cui-zu
Moodera, Jagadeesh
Proximity-Driven Enhanced Magnetic Order at Ferromagnetic-Insulator–Magnetic-Topological-Insulator Interface
title Proximity-Driven Enhanced Magnetic Order at Ferromagnetic-Insulator–Magnetic-Topological-Insulator Interface
title_full Proximity-Driven Enhanced Magnetic Order at Ferromagnetic-Insulator–Magnetic-Topological-Insulator Interface
title_fullStr Proximity-Driven Enhanced Magnetic Order at Ferromagnetic-Insulator–Magnetic-Topological-Insulator Interface
title_full_unstemmed Proximity-Driven Enhanced Magnetic Order at Ferromagnetic-Insulator–Magnetic-Topological-Insulator Interface
title_short Proximity-Driven Enhanced Magnetic Order at Ferromagnetic-Insulator–Magnetic-Topological-Insulator Interface
title_sort proximity driven enhanced magnetic order at ferromagnetic insulator magnetic topological insulator interface
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