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Enhanced photovoltage on the surface of topological insulator via optical aging. / Yoshikawa, Tomoki; Ishida, Yukiaki; Sumida, Kazuki et al.
In: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 112, No. 19, 192104, 07.05.2018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Enhanced photovoltage on the surface of topological insulator via optical aging
AU - Yoshikawa, Tomoki
AU - Ishida, Yukiaki
AU - Sumida, Kazuki
AU - Chen, Jiahua
AU - Kokh, Konstantin A.
AU - Tereshchenko, Oleg E.
AU - Shin, Shik
AU - Kimura, Akio
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2018 Author(s).
PY - 2018/5/7
Y1 - 2018/5/7
N2 - The efficient generation of spin-polarized current is one of the keys to realizing spintronic devices with a low power consumption. Topological insulators are strong candidates for this purpose. A surface photovoltaic effect can be utilized on the surface of a topological insulator, where a surface spin-polarized current can flow upon illumination. Here, we used time- and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy on the surface of Bi2Te3 to demonstrate that the magnitude of the surface photovoltage is almost doubled in optically aged samples, i.e., samples whose surface has been exposed to intense infrared light illumination. Our findings pave the way for optical control of the spin-polarized current by utilizing topological insulators.
AB - The efficient generation of spin-polarized current is one of the keys to realizing spintronic devices with a low power consumption. Topological insulators are strong candidates for this purpose. A surface photovoltaic effect can be utilized on the surface of a topological insulator, where a surface spin-polarized current can flow upon illumination. Here, we used time- and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy on the surface of Bi2Te3 to demonstrate that the magnitude of the surface photovoltage is almost doubled in optically aged samples, i.e., samples whose surface has been exposed to intense infrared light illumination. Our findings pave the way for optical control of the spin-polarized current by utilizing topological insulators.
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UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85046904191&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1063/1.5008466
DO - 10.1063/1.5008466
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046904191
VL - 112
JO - Applied Physics Letters
JF - Applied Physics Letters
SN - 0003-6951
IS - 19
M1 - 192104
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