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- Title
Creation of chiral interface channels for quantized transport in magnetic topological insulator multilayer heterostructures.
- Authors
Zhao, Yi-Fan; Zhang, Ruoxi; Cai, Jiaqi; Zhuo, Deyi; Zhou, Ling-Jie; Yan, Zi-Jie; Chan, Moses H. W.; Xu, Xiaodong; Chang, Cui-Zu
- Abstract
One-dimensional chiral interface channels can be created at the boundary of two quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulators with different Chern numbers. Such a QAH junction may 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 to synthesize QAH insulator junctions, in which two QAH insulators with different Chern numbers are connected along a one-dimensional junction. For the junction between Chern numbers of 1 and −1, we observe quantized transport and demonstrate the appearance of the two parallel propagating chiral interface channels along the magnetic domain wall at zero magnetic field. For the junction between Chern numbers of 1 and 2, our quantized transport shows that a single chiral interface channel appears at the interface. Our work lays the foundation for the development of QAH insulator-based electronic and spintronic devices and topological chiral networks. Quantum anomalous Hall junctions show great promise for advancing next-generation electronic circuits. Here, the authors demonstrate a scalable method for synthesizing heterostructures of magnetic topological insulators with regions of distinct Chern numbers and characterize the chiral interface modes that emerge at the interface.
- Subjects
TOPOLOGICAL insulators; MAGNETIC insulators; MAGNETIC domain walls; HETEROSTRUCTURES; MOLECULAR beam epitaxy
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-023-36488-y