The quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) in magnetic topological insulators offers great potential to revolutionize quantum electrical metrology by establishing primary resistance standards operating at zero external magnetic field and realizing a universal “quantum electrical metrology toolbox” that can perform quantum resistance, voltage, and current metrology in a single instrument. To realize such promise, significant progress is still required to address materials and metrological challenges—among which, one main challenge is to make the bulk of the topological insulator sufficiently insulating to improve the robustness of resistance quantization. In this Perspective, we present an overview of the QAHE; discuss the aspects of topological material growth and characterization; and present a path toward a QAHE resistance standard realized in magnetically doped (Bi,Sb)2Te3 systems. We also present guidelines and methodologies for QAHE resistance metrology, its main limitations and challenges, as well as modern strategies to overcome them.
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27 January 2025
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Nathaniel J. Huáng
;
Nathaniel J. Huáng
a)
(Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Department of Quantum Technologies, National Physical Laboratory
, Teddington TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
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Jessica L. Boland
;
Jessica L. Boland
b)
(Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Department of Quantum Technologies, National Physical Laboratory
, Teddington TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
2
Photon Science Institute and Department of Materials, University of Manchester
, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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Kajetan M. Fijalkowski
;
Kajetan M. Fijalkowski
c)
(Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
3
Institute for Topological Insulators and Faculty for Physics and Astronomy (EP3), Universität Würzburg
, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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Charles Gould
;
Charles Gould
d)
(Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
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Institute for Topological Insulators and Faculty for Physics and Astronomy (EP3), Universität Würzburg
, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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Thorsten Hesjedal
;
Thorsten Hesjedal
e)
(Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
4
Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford
, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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Olga Kazakova
;
Olga Kazakova
f)
(Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
1
Department of Quantum Technologies, National Physical Laboratory
, Teddington TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
5
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester
, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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Susmit Kumar
;
Susmit Kumar
g)
(Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
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Justervesenet - Norwegian Metrology Service
, 2007 Kjeller, Norway
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Hansjörg Scherer
Hansjörg Scherer
h)
(Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing)
7
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
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Nathaniel J. Huáng
1,a)
Jessica L. Boland
1,2,b)
Kajetan M. Fijalkowski
3,c)
Charles Gould
3,d)
Thorsten Hesjedal
4,e)
Olga Kazakova
1,5,f)
Susmit Kumar
6,g)
Hansjörg Scherer
7,h)
1
Department of Quantum Technologies, National Physical Laboratory
, Teddington TW11 0LW, United Kingdom
2
Photon Science Institute and Department of Materials, University of Manchester
, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
3
Institute for Topological Insulators and Faculty for Physics and Astronomy (EP3), Universität Würzburg
, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
4
Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford
, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
5
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester
, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
6
Justervesenet - Norwegian Metrology Service
, 2007 Kjeller, Norway
7
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany
a)Author to whom correspondence may be addressed: [email protected]
b)
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c)
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d)
Electronic mail: [email protected]
e)
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f)
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g)
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h)
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Appl. Phys. Lett. 126, 040501 (2025)
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Received:
August 16 2024
Accepted:
December 30 2024
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Nathaniel J. Huáng, Jessica L. Boland, Kajetan M. Fijalkowski, Charles Gould, Thorsten Hesjedal, Olga Kazakova, Susmit Kumar, Hansjörg Scherer; Quantum anomalous Hall effect for metrology. Appl. Phys. Lett. 27 January 2025; 126 (4): 040501. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0233689
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