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Unidirectional spin-Hall and Rashba−Edelstein magnetoresistance in topological insulator-ferromagnet layer heterostructures

The large spin−orbit coupling in topological insulators results in helical spin-textured Dirac surface states that are attractive for topological spintronics. These states generate an efficient spin−orbit torque on proximal magnetic moments. However, memory or logic spin devices based upon such swit...

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Main Authors: Lv, Yang, Kally, James, Zhang, Delin, Lee, Joon Sue, Jamali, Mahdi, Samarth, Nitin, Wang, Jian-Ping
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5760711/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29317631
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02491-3