Topological current divider in a Chern insulator junction.

ABSTRACT: A Chern insulator is a two-dimensional material that hosts chiral edge states produced by the combination of topology with time reversal symmetry breaking. Such edge states are perfect one-dimensional conductors, which may exist not only on sample edges, but on any boundary between two materials with distinct topological invariants (or Chern numbers). Engineering of such interfaces is highly desirable due to emerging opportunities of using topological edge states for energy-efficient information transmission. Here, we report a chiral edge-current divider based on Chern insulator junctions formed within the layered topological magnet MnBi₂Te₄. We find that in a device containing a boundary between regions of different thickness, topological domains with different Chern

SUBMITTER: Ovchinnikov D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9550783 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature