scholarly journals Weak Anti-localization and Quantum Oscillations of Surface States in Topological Insulator Bi2Se2Te

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lihong Bao ◽  
Liang He ◽  
Nicholas Meyer ◽  
Xufeng Kou ◽  
Peng Zhang ◽  
...  
Science ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 329 (5993) ◽  
pp. 821-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.-X. Qu ◽  
Y. S. Hor ◽  
J. Xiong ◽  
R. J. Cava ◽  
N. P. Ong

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Luis Hernando ◽  
Yuriko Baba ◽  
Elena Díaz ◽  
Francisco Domínguez-Adame

AbstractWe theoretically address the impact of a random distribution of non-magnetic impurities on the electron states formed at the surface of a topological insulator. The interaction of electrons with the impurities is accounted for by a separable pseudo-potential method that allows us to obtain closed expressions for the density of states. Spectral properties of surface states are assessed by means of the Green’s function averaged over disorder realisations. For comparison purposes, the configurationally averaged Green’s function is calculated by means of two different self-consistent methods, namely the self-consistent Born approximation (SCBA) and the coherent potential approximation (CPA). The latter is often regarded as the best single-site theory for the study of the spectral properties of disordered systems. However, although a large number of works employ the SCBA for the analysis of many-impurity scattering on the surface of a topological insulator, CPA studies of the same problem are scarce in the literature. In this work, we find that the SCBA overestimates the impact of the random distribution of impurities on the spectral properties of surface states compared to the CPA predictions. The difference is more pronounced when increasing the magnitude of the disorder.


2011 ◽  
Vol 1350 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Konopko ◽  
T. E. Huber ◽  
A. A. Nikolaeva

ABSTRACTIn this work, we report the results of studies of the transverse magnetoresistance (MR) of single-crystal Bi nanowires with diameter d<80 nm. The single-crystal nanowire samples were prepared by the Taylor-Ulitovsky technique. Due to the semimetal-to-semiconductor transformation and high density of surface states with strong spin-orbit interactions, the charge carriers are confined to the conducting tube made of surface states. The non monotonic changes of transverse MR that are equidistant in a direct magnetic field were observed at low temperatures in a wide range of magnetic fields up to 14 T. The period of oscillations depends on the wire diameter d as for the case of longitudinal MR. An interpretation of transverse MR oscillations is presented.


2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 065016 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Miyamoto ◽  
T Okuda ◽  
M Nurmamat ◽  
M Nakatake ◽  
H Namatame ◽  
...  

Nano Letters ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 980-984 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinming Shao ◽  
Kirk W. Post ◽  
Jhih-Sheng Wu ◽  
Siyuan Dai ◽  
Alex J. Frenzel ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Charpentier ◽  
Luca Galletti ◽  
Gunta Kunakova ◽  
Riccardo Arpaia ◽  
Yuxin Song ◽  
...  

Abstract Topological superconductivity is central to a variety of novel phenomena involving the interplay between topologically ordered phases and broken-symmetry states. The key ingredient is an unconventional order parameter, with an orbital component containing a chiral p x  + ip y wave term. Here we present phase-sensitive measurements, based on the quantum interference in nanoscale Josephson junctions, realized by using Bi2Te3 topological insulator. We demonstrate that the induced superconductivity is unconventional and consistent with a sign-changing order parameter, such as a chiral p x  + ip y component. The magnetic field pattern of the junctions shows a dip at zero externally applied magnetic field, which is an incontrovertible signature of the simultaneous existence of 0 and π coupling within the junction, inherent to a non trivial order parameter phase. The nano-textured morphology of the Bi2Te3 flakes, and the dramatic role played by thermal strain are the surprising key factors for the display of an unconventional induced order parameter.


2022 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liesbeth Mulder ◽  
Carolien Castenmiller ◽  
Femke J. Witmans ◽  
Steef Smit ◽  
Mark S. Golden ◽  
...  

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