Spin-texture and magnetic anisotropy of Co adsorbed Bi$_2$Se$_3$ topological insulator surfaces

Details Spin-texture and magnetic anisotropy of Co adsorbed Bi$_2$Se$_3$ topological insulator surfaces Spin-texture and magnetic anisotropy of Co adsorbed Bi$_2$Se$_3$ topological insulator surfaces

2011-07-19

arxiv.org/abs/1107.3810v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.84.245418

Based upon first-principles methods, we investigate the magnetic anisotropy and the spin-texture of Co adatoms embedded in the topmost Se network of the topological insulator Bi$_2$Se$_3$ surface. We find the formation of energetically stable magnetic moment perpendicular to the surface plane, S$_z$. Our results for the pristine Bi$_2$Se$_3$ surface indicate the presence of helical spin-texture not only in the massless surface Dirac states, but also surface states resonant within the valence band present spin-texture. On the other hand, upon the presence of Co adatoms we find that the out-of-plane surface magnetism represents the dominant spin state (S$_z$), while the planar spin components, S$_x$ and S$_y$, are almost suppressed.

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