Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
We show that a semiconductor thin film can acquire a non-trivial spin texture due to the proximity effect induced by a topological insulator. The effect stems from coupling to the topological surface states and is present even when the insulator is doped. We propose a semiconductor/topological insulator heterostructure as a device that allows measuring interface properties and probing surface states in uncompensated samples. We also find that the topological insulator surface modes can be significantly broadened and shifted by the presence of metallic contacts.
Digital Commons Citation
Hutasoit, Jimmy A. and Stanescu, Tudor D., "Induced spin texture in semiconductor/topological insulator heterostructures" (2011). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 194.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/194
Source Citation
Hutasoit, Jimmy A., &Stanescu, Tudor D. (2011). Induced Spin Texture In Semiconductor/Topological Insulator Heterostructures. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 84(8). http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.84.085103