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Marriage of topology and magnetism

Nature Materials volume 19, pages 484–485 (2020)Cite this article

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A monolayer topological insulator is magnetized by proximity to a layered antiferromagnetic insulator.

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Fig. 1: Proximity induced magnetic order in monolayer WTe2.
Fig. 2: Topological LEGO.

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Chang, CZ. Marriage of topology and magnetism. Nat. Mater. 19, 484–485 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-020-0632-9

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