Topological spintronics and magnetoelectronics

Qing Lin He^{1

2

3}, Taylor L Hughes⁴, N Peter Armitage⁵, Yoshinori Tokura^{6

7}, Kang L Wang^{8

9}

Affiliations

¹ International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China. qlhe@pku.edu.cn.
² Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing, China. qlhe@pku.edu.cn.
³ Interdisciplinary Institute of Light-Element Quantum Materials and Research Center for Light-Element Advanced Materials, Peking University, Beijing, China. qlhe@pku.edu.cn.
⁴ Department of Physics and Institute for Condensed Matter Theory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
⁵ Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁶ RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Japan.
⁷ Tokyo College, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
⁸ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. wang@ee.ucla.edu.
⁹ Center of Quantum Sciences and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. wang@ee.ucla.edu.

PMID: 34949869
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-021-01138-5

Review

Topological spintronics and magnetoelectronics

Qing Lin He et al. Nat Mater. 2022 Jan.

. 2022 Jan;21(1):15-23.

doi: 10.1038/s41563-021-01138-5. Epub 2021 Dec 23.

Authors

Qing Lin He^{1

2

3}, Taylor L Hughes⁴, N Peter Armitage⁵, Yoshinori Tokura^{6

7}, Kang L Wang^{8

9}

Affiliations

¹ International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China. qlhe@pku.edu.cn.
² Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing, China. qlhe@pku.edu.cn.
³ Interdisciplinary Institute of Light-Element Quantum Materials and Research Center for Light-Element Advanced Materials, Peking University, Beijing, China. qlhe@pku.edu.cn.
⁴ Department of Physics and Institute for Condensed Matter Theory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
⁵ Department of Physics and Astronomy, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁶ RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Japan.
⁷ Tokyo College, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
⁸ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. wang@ee.ucla.edu.
⁹ Center of Quantum Sciences and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. wang@ee.ucla.edu.

PMID: 34949869
DOI: 10.1038/s41563-021-01138-5

Abstract

Topological electronic materials, such as topological insulators, are distinct from trivial materials in the topology of their electronic band structures that lead to robust, unconventional topological states, which could bring revolutionary developments in electronics. This Perspective summarizes developments of topological insulators in various electronic applications including spintronics and magnetoelectronics. We group and analyse several important phenomena in spintronics using topological insulators, including spin-orbit torque, the magnetic proximity effect, interplay between antiferromagnetism and topology, and the formation of topological spin textures. We also outline recent developments in magnetoelectronics such as the axion insulator and the topological magnetoelectric effect observed using different topological insulators.

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