Strong magneto-optical effects due to surface states in three-dimensional topological insulators

Xianghan Yao, Mikhail Tokman, Alexey Belyanin

We show that a thin film of a three-dimensional topological insulator such as Bi${}_2$Se${}_3$ or Bi${}_2$Te${}_3$ can exhibit strong linear and nonlinear magneto-optical effects in a tran…