Spintronics for future information technologies: Spin currents in topological insulators controlled

Friday, April 29, 2016 - 08:40 in Physics & Chemistry

An international team headed by HZB researcher Jaime Sánchez-Barriga has shown how spin-polarised currents can be initiated in a controlled manner within samples of topological insulator material. In addition, they were able to manipulate the orientation of the spins of these currents.

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