Inverse Spin Galvanic Effect in the Interface between a Topological Insulator and a Ferromagnet
Journal club talk by William Witczak-Krempa on July 29, 2010
References:
I. Garate, M. Franz, Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 146802 (2010)
http://prl.aps.org/abstract/
arXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/0911.0106
William went over a recent PRL paper by I. Garate and M. Franz [1], in
which they explore the behaviour of a thin ferromagnetic layer coated on the surface of a 3d topological insulator. They suggest the
possibility of dissipationless current-induced magnetization reversal in the ferromagnet, which might have applications in the field of spintronics.
