Large Anomalous Hall Effect in Topological Insulators with Proximitized Ferromagnetic Insulators

We report a proximity-driven large anomalous Hall effect in all-telluride heterostructures consisting of the ferromagnetic insulator Cr₂Ge₂Te₆ and topological insulator (Bi,Sb)₂Te₃. Despite small magnetization in the (Bi,Sb)₂Te₃ layer, the anomalous Hall conductivity reaches a large value of 0.2e²/h in accord with a ferromagnetic response of the Cr₂Ge₂Te₆. The results show that the exchange coupling between the surface state of the topological insulator and the proximitized Cr₂Ge₂Te₆ layer is effective and strong enough to open the sizable exchange gap in the surface state.