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Reimann J, Sumida K, Kakoki M, Kokh KA, Tereshchenko OE, Kimura A, Güdde J, Höfer U. Ultrafast electron dynamics in a topological surface state observed in two-dimensional momentum space. Sci Rep 2023; 13:5796. [PMID: 37032349 PMCID: PMC10083179 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-32811-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023] Open
Abstract
We study ultrafast population dynamics in the topological surface state of Sb[Formula: see text]Te[Formula: see text] in two-dimensional momentum space with time- and angle-resolved two-photon photoemission spectroscopy. Linearly polarized mid-infrared pump pulses are used to permit a direct optical excitation across the Dirac point. We show that this resonant excitation is strongly enhanced within the Dirac cone along three of the six [Formula: see text]-[Formula: see text] directions and results in a macroscopic photocurrent when the plane of incidence is aligned along a [Formula: see text]-[Formula: see text] direction. Our experimental approach makes it possible to disentangle the decay of transiently excited population and photocurent by elastic and inelastic electron scattering within the full Dirac cone in unprecedented detail. This is utilized to show that doping of Sb[Formula: see text]Te[Formula: see text] by vanadium atoms strongly enhances inelastic electron scattering to lower energies, but only scarcely affects elastic scattering around the Dirac cone.
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- J Reimann
- Fachbereich Physik und Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps-Universität, 35032, Marburg, Germany
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- Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
- Materials Sciences Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Sayo, Hyogo, 679-5148, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics SB RAS, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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- Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
- International Institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Meta Matter (SKCM2), 1-3-2 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8511, Japan
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- Fachbereich Physik und Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps-Universität, 35032, Marburg, Germany.
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- Fachbereich Physik und Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps-Universität, 35032, Marburg, Germany
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Ito S, Schüler M, Meierhofer M, Schlauderer S, Freudenstein J, Reimann J, Afanasiev D, Kokh KA, Tereshchenko OE, Güdde J, Sentef MA, Höfer U, Huber R. Build-up and dephasing of Floquet-Bloch bands on subcycle timescales. Nature 2023; 616:696-701. [PMID: 37046087 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05850-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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Strong light fields have created opportunities to tailor novel functionalities of solids1-5. Floquet-Bloch states can form under periodic driving of electrons and enable exotic quantum phases6-15. On subcycle timescales, lightwaves can simultaneously drive intraband currents16-29 and interband transitions18,19,30,31, which enable high-harmonic generation16,18,19,21,22,25,28-30 and pave the way towards ultrafast electronics. Yet, the interplay of intraband and interband excitations and their relation to Floquet physics have been key open questions as dynamical aspects of Floquet states have remained elusive. Here we provide this link by visualizing the ultrafast build-up of Floquet-Bloch bands with time-resolved and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. We drive surface states on a topological insulator32,33 with mid-infrared fields-strong enough for high-harmonic generation-and directly monitor the transient band structure with subcycle time resolution. Starting with strong intraband currents, we observe how Floquet sidebands emerge within a single optical cycle; intraband acceleration simultaneously proceeds in multiple sidebands until high-energy electrons scatter into bulk states and dissipation destroys the Floquet bands. Quantum non-equilibrium calculations explain the simultaneous occurrence of Floquet states with intraband and interband dynamics. Our joint experiment and theory study provides a direct time-domain view of Floquet physics and explores the fundamental frontiers of ultrafast band-structure engineering.
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- S Ito
- Department of Physics, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Laboratory for Materials Simulations, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen PSI, Switzerland
- Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- A.V. Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics and V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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- A.V. Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics and V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physics, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Department of Physics, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
- Department of Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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- Department of Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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Shi Q, Li J, Zhao X, Chen Y, Zhang F, Zhong Y, Ang R. Comprehensive Insight into p-Type Bi 2Te 3-Based Thermoelectrics near Room Temperature. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:49425-49445. [PMID: 36301226 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c13109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Bi2Te3 is a well-recognized material for its unique properties in diverse thermoelectric applications near room temperature. The considerable efforts on Bi2Te3-based alloys have been extremely extensive in recent years, and thus the latest breakthroughs in high-performance p-type (Bi, Sb)2Te3 alloys are comprehensively reviewed to further implement applications. Effective strategies to further improve the thermoelectric performance are summarized from the perspective of enhancing the power factor and minimizing the lattice thermal conductivity. Furthermore, the surface states of topological insulators are investigated to provide a possibility of advancing (Bi, Sb)2Te3 thermoelectrics. Finally, future challenges and outlooks are overviewed. This review will provide potential guidance toward designing and developing high-efficient Bi2Te3-based and other thermoelectrics.
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- Qing Shi
- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu610064, China
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- Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Electronic Materials, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu610064, China
- Institute of New Energy and Low-Carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu610065, China
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Schmid CP, Weigl L, Grössing P, Junk V, Gorini C, Schlauderer S, Ito S, Meierhofer M, Hofmann N, Afanasiev D, Crewse J, Kokh KA, Tereshchenko OE, Güdde J, Evers F, Wilhelm J, Richter K, Höfer U, Huber R. Tunable non-integer high-harmonic generation in a topological insulator. Nature 2021; 593:385-390. [PMID: 34012087 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03466-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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When intense lightwaves accelerate electrons through a solid, the emerging high-order harmonic (HH) radiation offers key insights into the material1-11. Sub-optical-cycle dynamics-such as dynamical Bloch oscillations2-5, quasiparticle collisions6,12, valley pseudospin switching13 and heating of Dirac gases10-leave fingerprints in the HH spectra of conventional solids. Topologically non-trivial matter14,15 with invariants that are robust against imperfections has been predicted to support unconventional HH generation16-20. Here we experimentally demonstrate HH generation in a three-dimensional topological insulator-bismuth telluride. The frequency of the terahertz driving field sharply discriminates between HH generation from the bulk and from the topological surface, where the unique combination of long scattering times owing to spin-momentum locking17 and the quasi-relativistic dispersion enables unusually efficient HH generation. Intriguingly, all observed orders can be continuously shifted to arbitrary non-integer multiples of the driving frequency by varying the carrier-envelope phase of the driving field-in line with quantum theory. The anomalous Berry curvature warranted by the non-trivial topology enforces meandering ballistic trajectories of the Dirac fermions, causing a hallmark polarization pattern of the HH emission. Our study provides a platform to explore topology and relativistic quantum physics in strong-field control, and could lead to non-dissipative topological electronics at infrared frequencies.
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- C P Schmid
- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.,Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, SPEC, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia.,A.V. Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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- Department of Physics, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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Shikin AM, Estyunin DA, Surnin YI, Koroleva AV, Shevchenko EV, Kokh KA, Tereshchenko OE, Kumar S, Schwier EF, Shimada K, Yoshikawa T, Saitoh Y, Takeda Y, Kimura A. Dirac gap opening and Dirac-fermion-mediated magnetic coupling in antiferromagnetic Gd-doped topological insulators and their manipulation by synchrotron radiation. Sci Rep 2019; 9:4813. [PMID: 30886190 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41137-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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A new kind of magnetically-doped antiferromagnetic (AFM) topological insulators (TIs) with stoichiometry Bi1.09Gd0.06Sb0.85Te3 has been studied by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), superconducting magnetometry (SQUID) and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) with analysis of its electronic structure and surface-derived magnetic properties at different temperatures. This TI is characterized by the location of the Dirac gap at the Fermi level (EF) and a bulk AFM coupling below the Neel temperature (4-8 K). At temperatures higher than the bulk AFM/PM transition, a surface magnetic layer is proposed to develop, where the coupling between the magnetic moments located at magnetic impurities (Gd) is mediated by the Topological Surface State (TSS) via surface Dirac-fermion-mediated magnetic coupling. This hypothesis is supported by a gap opening at the Dirac point (DP) indicated by the surface-sensitive ARPES, a weak hysteresis loop measured by SQUID at temperatures between 30 and 100 K, XMCD measurements demonstrating a surface magnetic moment at 70 K and a temperature dependence of the electrical resistance exhibiting a mid-gap semiconducting behavior up to temperatures of 100-130 K, which correlates with the temperature dependence of the surface magnetization and confirms the conclusion that only TSS are located at the EF. The increase of the TSS's spectral weight during resonant ARPES at a photon energy corresponding to the Gd 4d-4f edge support the hypothesis of a magnetic coupling between the Gd ions via the TSS and corresponding magnetic moment transfer at elevated temperatures. Finally, the observed out-of-plane and in-plane magnetization induced by synchrotron radiation (SR) due to non-equal depopulation of the TSS with opposite momentum, as seen through change in the Dirac gap value and the k∥-shift of the Dirac cone (DC) states, can be an indicator of the modification of the surface magnetic coupling mediated by the TSS.
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Reimann J, Schlauderer S, Schmid CP, Langer F, Baierl S, Kokh KA, Tereshchenko OE, Kimura A, Lange C, Güdde J, Höfer U, Huber R. Subcycle observation of lightwave-driven Dirac currents in a topological surface band. Nature 2018; 562:396-400. [DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0544-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Akiyama R, Sumida K, Ichinokura S, Nakanishi R, Kimura A, Kokh KA, Tereshchenko OE, Hasegawa S. Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations in p and n-type topological insulator (Bi x Sb 1-x ) 2Te 3. J Phys Condens Matter 2018; 30:265001. [PMID: 29770777 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aac59b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We show Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) oscillations in topological insulator (Bi x Sb1-x )2Te3 flakes whose carrier types are p-type (x = 0.29, 0.34) and n-type (x = 0.42). The physical properties such as the Berry phase, carrier mobility, and scattering time significantly changed by tuning the Fermi-level position with the concentration x. The analyses of SdH oscillations by Landau-level fan diagram, Lifshitz-Kosevich theory, and Dingle-plot in the p-type samples with x = 0.29 and 0.34 showed the Berry phase of zero and a relatively low mobility (2000-6000 cm2 V-1 s-1). This is due to the dominant bulk component in transport. On the other hand, the mobility in the n-type sample with x = 0.42 reached a very large value ~17 000 cm2 V-1 s-1 and the Berry phase of near π, whereas the SdH oscillations were neither purely two- nor three-dimensional. These suggest that the transport channel has a surface-bulk coupling state which makes the carrier scattering lesser and enhances the mobility and has a character between two- and three-dimension.
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- Ryota Akiyama
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Sumida K, Ishida Y, Zhu S, Ye M, Pertsova A, Triola C, Kokh KA, Tereshchenko OE, Balatsky AV, Shin S, Kimura A. Prolonged duration of nonequilibrated Dirac fermions in neutral topological insulators. Sci Rep 2017; 7:14080. [PMID: 29074864 PMCID: PMC5658381 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-14308-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Topological insulators (TIs) possess spin-polarized Dirac fermions on their surface but their unique properties are often masked by residual carriers in the bulk. Recently, (Sb1−xBix)2Te3 was introduced as a non-metallic TI whose carrier type can be tuned from n to p across the charge neutrality point. By using time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, we investigate the ultrafast carrier dynamics in the series of (Sb1−xBix)2Te3. The Dirac electronic recovery of ∼10 ps at most in the bulk-metallic regime elongated to >400 ps when the charge neutrality point was approached. The prolonged nonequilibration is attributed to the closeness of the Fermi level to the Dirac point and to the high insulation of the bulk. We also discuss the feasibility of observing excitonic instability of (Sb1−xBix)2Te3.
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- K Sumida
- Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan.
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- ISSP, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5, Kashiwa-no-ha, Chiba 277-8581, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 865 Chang Ning Road, Shanghai 200050, China
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- Nordita, Roslagstullsbacken 23, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.,Center for Quantum Materials (CQM), KTH and Nordita, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Nordita, Roslagstullsbacken 23, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.,Center for Quantum Materials (CQM), KTH and Nordita, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Koptyuga pr. 3, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Novosibirsk State University, ul. Pirogova 2, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, 198504, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, ul. Pirogova 2, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia.,Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, 198504, Russia.,Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Akademika Lavrent'eva 13, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Nordita, Roslagstullsbacken 23, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.,Center for Quantum Materials (CQM), KTH and Nordita, Stockholm, Sweden.,Institute for Materials Science, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, USA.,ETH Institute for Theoretical Studies, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- ISSP, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5, Kashiwa-no-ha, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan.
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Sessi P, Biswas RR, Bathon T, Storz O, Wilfert S, Barla A, Kokh KA, Tereshchenko OE, Fauth K, Bode M, Balatsky AV. Dual nature of magnetic dopants and competing trends in topological insulators. Nat Commun 2016; 7:12027. [PMID: 27345240 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Topological insulators interacting with magnetic impurities have been reported to host several unconventional effects. These phenomena are described within the framework of gapping Dirac quasiparticles due to broken time-reversal symmetry. However, the overwhelming majority of studies demonstrate the presence of a finite density of states near the Dirac point even once topological insulators become magnetic. Here, we map the response of topological states to magnetic impurities at the atomic scale. We demonstrate that magnetic order and gapless states can coexist. We show how this is the result of the delicate balance between two opposite trends, that is, gap opening and emergence of a Dirac node impurity band, both induced by the magnetic dopants. Our results evidence a more intricate and rich scenario with respect to the once generally assumed, showing how different electronic and magnetic states may be generated and controlled in this fascinating class of materials. Magnetic impurities break time reversal symmetry in topological insulators, but there has been disagreement between theory and experiment. Here, the authors study the response of topological states to magnetic dopants at the atomic level and show that, contrary to what generally believed, magnetic order and gapless states can coexist.
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Atuchin V, Golyashov V, Kokh K, Korolkov I, Kozhukhov A, Kruchinin V, Loshkarev I, Pokrovsky L, Prosvirin I, Romanyuk K, Tereshchenko O. Crystal growth of Bi2Te3 and noble cleaved (0001) surface properties. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2016; 236:203-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2015.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Bathon T, Achilli S, Sessi P, Golyashov VA, Kokh KA, Tereshchenko OE, Bode M. Experimental Realization of a Topological p-n Junction by Intrinsic Defect Grading. Adv Mater 2016; 28:2183-2188. [PMID: 26780377 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201504771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Revised: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A Bi2Te3 single crystal is grown with the modified Bridgman technique. The crystal has a nominal composition with a Te content of 61 mol% resulting in the existence of two distinct regions, p- and n-doped, respectively; color-coded tunneling spectra are taken over 60 nm at the transition region.
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- Thomas Bathon
- Physikalisches Institut, Experimentelle Physik II, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Fisica, Universià Cattolica di Brescia, via dei Musei 41, 25121, Brescia, Italy
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- Physikalisches Institut, Experimentelle Physik II, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- A.V. Rzanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- V. S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Saint-Petersburg State University, 198504, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- A.V. Rzanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Saint-Petersburg State University, 198504, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Physikalisches Institut, Experimentelle Physik II, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
- Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen-Center for Complex Material Systems (RCCM), Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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Krishna A, Vijayan N, Bagdia C, Thukral K, Sonia S, Haranath D, Maurya KK, Bhagavannarayana G. Effect of ampoule support on the growth of organic benzimidazole single crystals by vertical Bridgman technique for nonlinear optical applications. CrystEngComm 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ce00891g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Liu D, Engelhardt H, Li X, Löffler A, Rettenmayr M. Growth of an oriented Bi40−xInxTe60 (x = 3, 7) thermoelectric material by seeding zone melting for the enhancement of chemical homogeneity. CrystEngComm 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ce00577e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A tailored seeding zone melting technique aiming to synthesize oriented Bi–In–Te crystals with enhanced chemical homogeneity is reported.
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- Dongmei Liu
- Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research
- Friedrich Schiller University
- D-07743 Jena, Germany
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- Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research
- Friedrich Schiller University
- D-07743 Jena, Germany
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- Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research
- Friedrich Schiller University
- D-07743 Jena, Germany
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
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- Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research
- Friedrich Schiller University
- D-07743 Jena, Germany
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- Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research
- Friedrich Schiller University
- D-07743 Jena, Germany
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Sessi P, Reis F, Bathon T, Kokh KA, Tereshchenko OE, Bode M. Signatures of Dirac fermion-mediated magnetic order. Nat Commun 2014; 5. [DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 09/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Sessi P, Bathon T, Kokh KA, Tereshchenko OE, Bode M. Probing the electronic properties of individual MnPc molecules coupled to topological states. Nano Lett 2014; 14:5092-5096. [PMID: 25111590 DOI: 10.1021/nl5017893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
Hybrid organic/inorganic interfaces have been widely reported to host emergent properties that go beyond those of their single constituents. Coupling molecules to the recently discovered topological insulators, which possess linearly dispersing and spin-momentum-locked Dirac fermions, may offer a promising platform toward new functionalities. Here, we report a scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy study of the prototypical interface between MnPc molecules and a Bi2Te3 surface. MnPc is found to bind stably to the substrate through its central Mn atom. The adsorption process is only accompanied by a minor charge transfer across the interface, resulting in a moderately n-doped Bi2Te3 surface. More remarkably, topological states remain completely unaffected by the presence of the molecules, as evidenced by the absence of scattering patterns around adsorption sites. Interestingly, we show that, while the HOMO and LUMO orbitals closely resemble those of MnPc in the gas phase, a new hybrid state emerges through interaction with the substrate. Our results pave the way toward hybrid organic-topological insulator heterostructures, which may unveil a broad range of exciting and unknown phenomena.
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Affiliation(s)
- P Sessi
- Physikalisches Institut, Experimentelle Physik 2, Universität Würzburg , Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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