Spin-selective tunneling from nanowires of the candidate topological Kondo insulator SmB6
arXiv:2209.04993 · doi:10.1126/science.abj8765
Abstract
Incorporating relativistic physics into quantum tunneling can lead to exotic behavior such as perfect transmission via Klein tunneling. Here, we probe the tunneling properties of spin-momentum locked relativistic fermions by designing and implementing a tunneling geometry that utilizes nanowires of the topological Kondo insulator candidate, SmB6. The nanowires are attached to the end of scanning tunneling microscope tips, and used to image the bicollinear stripe spin-order in the antiferromagnet Fe1.03Te with a Neel temperature of ~50 K. The antiferromagnetic stripes become invisible above 10 K concomitant with the suppression of the topological surface states. We further demonstrate that the direction of spin-polarization is tied to the tunneling direction. Our technique establishes SmB6 nanowires as ideal conduits for spin-polarized currents.
arXiv comment18 pages, 4 figures
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