Observation of the Zero Hall Plateau in a Quantum Anomalous Hall Insulator
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters
We report experimental investigations on the quantum phase transition between the two opposite Hall plateaus of a quantum anomalous Hall insulator. We observe a well-defined plateau with zero Hall conductivity over a range of magnetic field around coercivity when the magnetization reverses. The features of the zero Hall plateau are shown to be closely related to that of the quantum anomalous Hall effect, but its temperature evolution exhibits a significant difference from the network model for a conventional quantum Hall plateau transition. We propose that the chiral edge states residing at the magnetic domain boundaries, which are unique to a quantum anomalous Hall insulator, are responsible for the novel features of the zero Hall plateau.
- Research Organization:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 1301680
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB--16700; arXiv:1503.04569
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 115; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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