Patent ID: 9024415
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: H01F,H01L

Abstract:
1. An electrical device, comprising: an integrated circuit comprising a current transport layer formed using a layer of a topological insulator material, wherein the topological insulator material has an insulating energy band gap in the bulk and conducting edge or surface states, the layer of topological insulator material having a width of at least 10nm; a first electrode formed on the integrated circuit and in electrical contact with the current transport layer at a first location; a second electrode formed on the integrated circuit and in electrical contact with the current transport layer at a second location; a first circuit connected to a first electrode; and a second circuit connected to the second electrode, the first circuit, the second circuit, the first electrode, the second electrode, and the layer of topological insulator material being configured to carry current in either direction between the first circuit and the second circuit, wherein the layer of the topological insulator material contains magnetic doping, and wherein the topological insulator material is selected from the group of: (1) HgTe; (2) a compound comprising at least two of Bi, Sb, Te, and Se; (3) a ternary Heusler compound; (4) AmN; and (5) PuTe.