title: Nonlinear dynamics induced anomalous Hall effect in topological insulators.
abstract: We uncover an alternative mechanism for anomalous Hall effect. In particular, we investigate the magnetisation dynamics of an insulating ferromagnet (FM) deposited on the surface of a three-dimensional topological insulator (TI), subject to an external voltage. The spin-polarised current on the TI surface induces a spin-transfer torque on the magnetisation of the top FM while its dynamics can change the transmission probability of the surface electrons through the exchange coupling and hence the current. We find a host of nonlinear dynamical behaviors including multistability, chaos, and phase synchronisation. Strikingly, a dynamics mediated Hall-like current can arise, which exhibits a nontrivial dependence on the channel conductance. We develop a physical understanding of the mechanism that leads to the anomalous Hall effect. The nonlinear dynamical origin of the effect stipulates that a rich variety of final states exist, implying that the associated Hall current can be controlled to yield desirable behaviors. The phenomenon can find applications in Dirac-material based spintronics.
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
authors.forename: Guanglei
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
authors.forename: Hongya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.|Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
authors.forename: Ying-Cheng
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lai
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