title: Surface-State-Dominated Spin-Charge Current Conversion in Topological-Insulator-Ferromagnetic-Insulator Heterostructures.
abstract: We report the observation of ferromagnetic resonance-driven spin pumping signals at room temperature in three-dimensional topological insulator thin films-Bi_{2}Se_{3} and (Bi,Sb)_{2}Te_{3}-deposited by molecular beam epitaxy on Y_{3}Fe_{5}O_{12} thin films. By systematically varying the Bi_{2}Se_{3} film thickness, we show that the spin-charge conversion efficiency, characterized by the inverse Rashba-Edelstein effect length (λ_{IREE}), increases dramatically as the film thickness is increased from two quintuple layers, saturating above six quintuple layers. This suggests a dominant role of surface states in spin and charge interconversion in topological-insulator-ferromagnet heterostructures. Our conclusion is further corroborated by studying a series of Y_{3}Fe_{5}O_{12}/(Bi,Sb)_{2}Te_{3} heterostructures. Finally, we use the ferromagnetic resonance linewidth broadening and the inverse Rashba-Edelstein signals to determine the effective interfacial spin mixing conductance and λ_{IREE}.
authors: Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
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authors: Wang
authors: Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
authors: James
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authors: Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
authors: Joon Sue
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authors: Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
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authors: Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
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authors: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
authors: Danielle Reifsnyder
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authors: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
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authors: Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA.
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authors: Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
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authors: Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
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