The spin Hall effect of Bi-Sb alloys driven by thermally excited Dirac-like electrons
Zhendong Chi, Yong-Chang Lau, Xiandong Xu, Tadakatsu Ohkubo, Kazuhiro Hono, Masamitsu Hayashi
Abstract
Dirac-like electrons in Bi-Sb alloys are extremely effective in generating spin current and have large spin current mobility.
Topics & Concepts
Condensed matter physicsExcited stateElectronHall effectSpin (aerodynamics)HeterojunctionSpin Hall effectPlateau (mathematics)Materials scienceTopological insulatorHall conductivityAlloySpin polarizationConductivityInsulator (electricity)Band gapSurface statesQuantum spin Hall effectSpin currentElectrical resistivity and conductivityTopological Materials and PhenomenaQuantum and electron transport phenomenaGraphene research and applications