Abstract
We report on the observation of ferromagnetism in epitaxial thin films of the topological insulator compound Bi2Se3 with chromium doping. The structural, magnetic, and magnetoelectrical properties of Bi2Se3 were investigated for Cr concentrations up to 10%. For a Cr content up to ∼5% the films are of good crystalline quality, with the lattice parameter a decreasing and the lattice parameter c increasing with increasing Cr concentration. The Curie temperature reached a maximum TC = 20 K for 5.2% Cr. Well-defined ferromagnetic hysteresis in the magnetization and in the magnetoresistance was also observed in these films.
Keywords
topological insulator, Bi2Se3, epitaxial thin films
Subject Categories
Ferromagnetism
Disciplines
Physics
Publisher
American Institute of Physics
Publication Date
2-23-2012
Rights Information
Copyright (2012) American Institute of Physics.
Rights Holder
American Institute of Physics
Recommended Citation
Haazen, P. P.J.; Laloe, J. -B.; Nummy, T. J.; Swagten, H. J.M.; Jarillo-Herrero, P.; Heiman, D.; and Moodera, J. S., "Ferromagnetism in thin-film Cr-doped topological insulator Bi₂Se₃" (2012). Physics Faculty Publications. Paper 518.
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Notes
Originally published in Applied Physics Letters 100, 082404(2012). DOI:
10.1063/1.3688043
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