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Energy harvesting across broad frequencies with a nonlinear Hall rectifier
Harvesting ambient electromagnetic energy requires broadband, low-power rectification, which is challenging to achieve with conventional diodes. Now, using the nonlinear Hall effect in thin films of the topological crystalline insulator SnTe, wireless, zero-bias rectification is demonstrated across megahertz to terahertz frequencies and with sensitivity down to ambient power levels.