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磁性拓扑绝缘体多层异质结构中量子输运手性界面通道的建立

Creation of Chiral Interface Channels for Quantized Transport in Magnetic Topological Insulator Multilayer Heterostructures

Yi-Fan Zhao, Ruoxi Zhang, Jiaqi Cai, Deyi Zhuo, Ling-Jie Zhou, Zi-Jie Yan, Moses H. W. Chan, Xiaodong Xu, Cui-Zu Chang

摘要:

一维(1D)拓扑保护态通常形成在具有不同拓扑不变量的二维(2D)材料之间的界面处。因此,一维手征界面通道(CIC)可以创建在两个量子反常霍尔(QAH)绝缘体具有不同的陈数的边界。这种QAH结可以在零磁场下用作手性边缘电流分布器,但其实现仍然具有挑战性。在这里,通过采用原位机械掩模,我们使用分子束外延(MBE)合成QAH绝缘体结,其中两个具有不同陈数的QAH绝缘体沿着一维结连接。对于C = 1和C =-1QAH绝缘体之间的结,我们观察到量子化输运,并证明了在零磁场下沿磁畴壁出现两个平行传播的CIC。此外,由于磁性拓扑绝缘体(TI)/TI多层膜中QAH绝缘体的Chern数可以通过改变TI/TI双层膜的磁性周期来调节,因此通过在样品两侧生长不同周期的TI/TI,可以实现任意Chern数的QAH绝缘体之间的结.对于C = 1和C = 2 QAH绝缘体之间的结,我们的量子化输运表明,一个单一的CIC出现在界面处。我们的工作奠定了基础的QAH绝缘体为基础的电子和自旋电子器件,拓扑手性网络,拓扑量子计算的发展。

英文摘要:

One-dimensional (1D) topologically protected states are usually formed at the interface between two-dimensional (2D) materials with different topological invariants. Therefore, 1D chiral interface channels (CICs) can be created at the boundary of two quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulators with different Chern numbers. Such a QAH junction can function as a chiral edge current distributer at zero magnetic field, but its realization remains challenging. Here, by employing an in-situ mechanical mask, we use molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) to synthesize QAH insulator junctions, in which two QAH insulators with different Chern numbers are connected along a 1D junction. For the junction between C = 1 and C = -1 QAH insulators, we observe quantized transport and demonstrate the appearance of the two parallel propagating CICs along the magnetic domain wall at zero magnetic field. Moreover, since the Chern number of the QAH insulators in magnetic topological insulator (TI)/TI multilayers can be tuned by altering magnetic TI/TI bilayer periods, the junction between two QAH insulators with arbitrary Chern numbers can be achieved by growing different periods of magnetic TI/TI on the two sides of the sample. For the junction between C = 1 and C = 2 QAH insulators, our quantized transport shows that a single CIC appears at the interface. Our work lays down the foundation for the development of QAH insulator-based electronic and spintronic devices, topological chiral networks, and topological quantum computations.

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