Giant tunneling anomalous Hall conductance in topological insulators

ORAL

Abstract

We theoretically investigate the tunneling transport across a magnetic barrier modulated by a top gate potential on the surface of a three-dimensional topological insulator. In the presence of a magnetization component along the bias direction, a finite tunneling anomalous Hall conductance (TAHC), transverse to the applied bias, develops. Depending on the strengths of the magnetization and gate potential, the system can exhibit a giant anomalous Hall angle, with the TAHC exceeding the longitudinal tunneling conductance. Moreover, we predict the existence of a negative differential TAHC even when the longitudinal differential conductance remains positive.

*This work was supported by U.S. ONR Grant No. N000141310754 (A.M.-A., B.S.), DFG Grant No. SCHA 1899/1-1 (B.S.), DFG Grant No. HA 5893/4-1 within SPP 1666 (E.M.H.), and U.S. DOE, Office of Science BES, under Award DE-SC0004890 (I.Z.)

Authors

  • Alex Matos-Abiague

    • State University of New York at Buffalo
    • University at Buffalo - SUNY
    • University at Buffalo
  • Benedikt Scharf

    • State Univ of NY - Buffalo
    • State University of New York at Buffalo
    • University at Buffalo - SUNY
  • Jong E. Han

    • State University of New York at Buffalo
    • State Univ of NY - Buffalo
  • Ewelina M. Hankiewicz

    • University of W\"urzburg
  • Igor Zutic

    • University at Buffalo
    • State University of New York at Buffalo
    • SUNY at Buffalo
    • Dept. of Physics, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
    • University at Buffalo - SUNY
    • SUNY Buffalo