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大塚 悠介*; 金澤 直也*; 平山 元昭*; 松井 彬*; 野本 拓也*; 有田 亮太郎*; 中島 多朗*; 花島 隆泰*; Ukleev, V.*; 青木 裕之; et al.
Science Advances (Internet), 7(47), p.eabj0498_1 - eabj0498_9, 2021/11
被引用回数:8 パーセンタイル:51.2(Multidisciplinary Sciences)FeSi is a nonmagnetic narrow-gap insulator, exhibiting peculiar charge and spin dynamics beyond a simple band structure picture. Those unusual features have been attracting renewed attention from topological aspects. Although the surface conduction was demonstrated according to size-dependent resistivity in bulk crystals, its topological characteristics and consequent electromagnetic responses remain elusive. Here, we demonstrate an inherent surface ferromagnetic-metal state of FeSi thin films and its strong spin-orbit coupling (SOC) properties through multiple characterizations of two-dimensional conductance, magnetization, and spintronic functionality. Terminated covalent bonding orbitals constitute the polar surface state with momentum-dependent spin textures due to Rashba-type spin splitting, as corroborated by unidirectional magnetoresistance measurements and first-principles calculations. As a consequence of the spin-momentum locking, nonequilibrium spin accumulation causes magnetization switching. These surface properties are closely related to the Zak phase of the bulk band topology. Our findings propose another route to explore noble metal-free materials for SOC-based spin manipulation.
Hu, W.*; 林 好一*; 福村 知昭*; 赤木 和人*; 塚田 捷*; 八方 直久*; 細川 伸也*; 大和田 謙二; 高橋 正光; 鈴木 基寛*; et al.
Applied Physics Letters, 106(22), p.222403_1 - 222403_5, 2015/06
被引用回数:39 パーセンタイル:81.4(Physics, Applied)The local atomic structures around Co in high temperature diluted ferromagnetic semiconductor Co-doped TiO has been investigated using X-ray fluorescence holography and X-ray absorption fine structure experiments. While the Co atoms in the TiCoO simply substituted for Ti sites in the rutile structure, a suboxidic arrangement of CoOTi was found to form around Co in the TiCoO films. First-principles calculations supported the stability of the aggregated suboxidic clusters in the rutile TiO. The suboxidic coordination may be the source of strong exchange interaction, resulting in the high Curie temperature in Co-dopedTiO.