Nearly perfect spin-filtering in curved two-dimensional topological insulators
arXiv:2101.01383 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.102.235420
Abstract
The spintronic properties of curved nanostructures derived from two-dimensional topological insulators (2DTI's) are explored theoretically with density functional theory-based (DFT) calculations and tight-binding models. We show that curved geometries make it possible to manipulate electron spins in ways that are not available for planar 2DTI devices. We predict that, unlike planar 2DTI devices, curved 2DTI-related nanostructures can function as highly effective {\em two}-terminal spin filters even in the absence of magnetic fields. We construct a generalization to curved geometries of our previous tight binding model of the wide band gap planar 2DTI bismuthene on SiC. The resulting model, applied to an ideal dome geometry with a free edge, is shown to exhibit quantum spin Hall physics, including spin polarized edge states. The model predicts nearly perfect spin filtering by the dome for a particular two-terminal geometry in the absence of magnetic fields. Our DFT calculations predict a BiSiH dome of bismuthene with adsorbed silicon and hydrogen atoms to be stable. Our tight binding model, adjusted to match density of states given by DFT calculations, predicts that the BiSiH dome should exhibit quantum spin Hall physics and very effective spin filtering in a two-terminal arrangement.
arXiv comment9 pages, 5 figures
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