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@MASTERSTHESIS{Marotzke:475618,
author = {Marotzke, Simon},
othercontributors = {Gruebel, Gerhard and Rossnagel, Kai},
title = {{I}nvestigation of the magnetic and electronic properties
of topological insulator/ferromagnet heterostructures},
school = {University of Hamburg},
type = {Masterarbeit},
reportid = {PUBDB-2022-01378},
pages = {105},
year = {2022},
note = {Masterarbeit, University of Hamburg, 2021},
abstract = {In recent years, the application of topological principles
in physics has paved the way for the discovery of a wide
range of topological materials with potential applications
in spintronics, zero-resistance materials and quantum
computing. Hereby, heterostructures with topological
insulators (TIs) as one component and a magnetic material as
another play an important role as new topological phases
have been predicted in these systems. One idea is that a
topological phase transition could be realized by
manipulating the magnetic state. To this aim, a precise
understanding of the magnetic and electronic properties of
such heterostructures is required.In this thesis,
topological insulator/ferromagnet heterostructures
consisting of the topological insulator Bi$_2$Se$_3$ and a
ferromagnetic overlayer X/Co/Pt, with X = None, Pt, B$_4$C
and B$_4$C/Pt, are investigated. The magnetic
characterization via the magneto-optical Kerr effect reveal
that the magnetic properties of the overlayer can be set by
varying the sample design as well as the thickness of the
individual layers. Particularly, overlayers that either
exhibit perpendicular magnetic anisotropy with full or no
remanence are identified. In the measurements of the
electronic properties of the heterostructures via X-ray
photoemission spectroscopy, two Bi phases are identified. By
systematically varying the photon energy, the depth, in
which the two Bi phases are located in the heterostructures,
is analyzed. Possible reasons for the existence of two Bi
phases as well as suggestions for necessary future
investigations in order to expand the knowledge on the
electronic and structural properties of the heterostructures
are discussed. Finally, a scheme to invert the
heterostructures is presented and tested via X-ray
photoemission spectroscopy. This scheme has the potential of
achieving momentum resolution in angle-resolved
photoemission spectroscopy measurements of topological
insulators in proximity to a ferromagnetic layer. Thus, the
influence of the manipulation of the magnetization in the
overlayer on the topological insulator could be investigated
in future, possibly realizing a magnetic switch for a
topological phase transition.},
cin = {CFEL-UDSS / FS-CXS / FS-SXQM},
cid = {I:(DE-H253)CFEL-UDSS-20160914 / I:(DE-H253)FS-CXS-20130727
/ I:(DE-H253)FS-SXQM-20190201},
pnm = {632 - Materials – Quantum, Complex and Functional
Materials (POF4-632) / 6G3 - PETRA III (DESY) (POF4-6G3) /
FS-Proposal: I-20200269 (I-20200269) / FS-Proposal:
I-20210224 (I-20210224)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-632 / G:(DE-HGF)POF4-6G3 /
G:(DE-H253)I-20200269 / G:(DE-H253)I-20210224},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-H253)P-P04-20150101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)19},
url = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/475618},
}