Study of Surface Spin-Polarized Electron Accumulation in Topological Insulators Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
@article{Tyagi2020StudyOS, title={Study of Surface Spin-Polarized Electron Accumulation in Topological Insulators Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy}, author={Siddharth Tyagi and Michael E. Dreyer and David Bowen and Dan Hinkel and Patrick J. Taylor and Adam L. Friedman and Robert E. Butera and Charles Krafft and Isaak D. Mayergoyz}, journal={IEEE Magnetics Letters}, year={2020}, volume={11}, pages={1-4} }
We report the results of scanning tunneling microscopy experiments using iron-coated tungsten tips and current-carrying bismuth selenide (Bi<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_2$</tex-math></inline-formula>Se<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_3$</tex-math></inline-formula>) samples. Asymmetry in tunneling currents with respect to the change in the direction of bias currents through Bi<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_2$</tex-math></inline-formula>Se<inline-formula…
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Experimental detection of surface spin-polarized electron accumulation in topological insulators using scanning tunneling microscopy
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- 2020
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