Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy with enhanced orbital moments of Fe adatoms on a topological surface of Bi2Se3

J Phys Condens Matter. 2013 Jun 12;25(23):232201. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/23/232201. Epub 2013 May 14.

Abstract

We have found a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy of iron adatoms on a surface of the prototypical three-dimensional topological insulator Bi2Se3 by using x-ray magnetic circular dichroism measurements. The orbital magnetic moment of Fe is strongly enhanced at lower coverage, where angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy shows coexistence of non-trivial topological states at the surface.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't