Quantized topological magnetoelectric effect of the zero-plateau quantum anomalous Hall state

Wang, Jing; Lian, Biao; Qi, Xiao-Liang; Zhang, Shou-Cheng

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.92.081107

Quantized topological magnetoelectric effect of the zero-plateau quantum anomalous Hall state

Journal Article · Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.081107· OSTI ID:1327004

Wang, Jing ^[1]; Lian, Biao ^[2]; Qi, Xiao-Liang ^[2]; Zhang, Shou-Cheng ^[1]

Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Physics; SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Science (SIMES)
Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Physics

The topological magnetoelectric effect in a three-dimensional topological insulator is a novel phenomenon, where an electric field induces a magnetic field in the same direction, with a universal coefficient of proportionality quantized in units of $e²/2h$. Here in this paper, we propose that the topological magnetoelectric effect can be realized in the zero-plateau quantum anomalous Hall state of magnetic topological insulators or a ferromagnet-topological insulator heterostructure. The finite-size effect is also studied numerically, where the magnetoelectric coefficient is shown to converge to a quantized value when the thickness of the topological insulator film increases. We further propose a device setup to eliminate nontopological contributions from the side surface.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1327004

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1209843

Report Number(s):: SLAC-PUB--16720

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 92; ISSN 1098-0121; ISSN PRBMDO

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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