Research Focus
- Experimental studies combined with theoretical calculations of spin dynamics across a wide frequency range from ~10 GHz to several THz in a novel amorphous ferromagnet (FM)/3D topological insulator (TI) (FeGaB/BiSb) system that is scalable and provides a promising platform for spin-electronic devices.
Key Advances
- FM/TI heterostructures deposited by sputtering at room temperature.
- Ferromagnetic resonance and inverse spin-Hall effect measurements reveal interfacial spin-mixing conductance (5.03×1019 m–2), spin-diffusion length (7.86 nm), and spin-Hall angle (0.01) of BiSb.
- THz emission experiments when the bilayer is excited by femtosecond laser pulses further confirm spin-to-charge conversion in the BiSb layer.
- Kubo-Bastin formula and tight-binding model reveal thickness-dependent spin-Hall conductivity of the TI films, which agrees well with experiments.
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Center for Hybrid, Active, and Responsive Materials
UD CHARM advances foundational understanding of new materials driven by theoretical and computational predictions paired with cutting-edge experiments to enable the integration of unconventional, ultra-small, building blocks.