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Zhang P, Noguchi R, Kuroda K, Lin C, Kawaguchi K, Yaji K, Harasawa A, Lippmaa M, Nie S, Weng H, Kandyba V, Giampietri A, Barinov A, Li Q, Gu GD, Shin S, Kondo T. Observation and control of the weak topological insulator state in ZrTe 5. Nat Commun 2021; 12:406. [PMID: 33462222 PMCID: PMC7813838 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20564-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
A quantum spin Hall (QSH) insulator hosts topological states at the one-dimensional (1D) edge, along which backscattering by nonmagnetic impurities is strictly prohibited. Its 3D analogue, a weak topological insulator (WTI), possesses similar quasi-1D topological states confined at side surfaces. The enhanced confinement could provide a route for dissipationless current and better advantages for applications relative to strong topological insulators (STIs). However, the topological side surface is usually not cleavable and is thus hard to observe. Here, we visualize the topological states of the WTI candidate ZrTe5 by spin and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES): a quasi-1D band with spin-momentum locking was revealed on the side surface. We further demonstrate that the bulk band gap is controlled by external strain, realizing a more stable WTI state or an ideal Dirac semimetal (DS) state. The highly directional spin-current and the tunable band gap in ZrTe5 will provide an excellent platform for applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Peng Zhang
- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan.
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Measurement and Characterization, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0003, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste, Basovizza, Italy
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- Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste, Basovizza, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
- Office of University Professor, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8581, Japan.
- Trans-scale Quantum Science Institute, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
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Noguchi R, Takahashi T, Kuroda K, Ochi M, Shirasawa T, Sakano M, Bareille C, Nakayama M, Watson MD, Yaji K, Harasawa A, Iwasawa H, Dudin P, Kim TK, Hoesch M, Kandyba V, Giampietri A, Barinov A, Shin S, Arita R, Sasagawa T, Kondo T. Publisher Correction: A weak topological insulator state in quasi-one-dimensional bismuth iodide. Nature 2020; 584:E4. [PMID: 32690939 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2392-8] [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] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ryo Noguchi
- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Japan
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- National Metrology Institute of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan.,Department of Applied Physics and Quantum-Phase Electronics Center (QPEC), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot, UK.,Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot, UK.,DESY Photon Science, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Hamburg, Germany
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- Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste, Basovizza, Italy
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- Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste, Basovizza, Italy
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako, Japan
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- Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan.
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan.
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Noguchi R, Takahashi T, Kuroda K, Ochi M, Shirasawa T, Sakano M, Bareille C, Nakayama M, Watson MD, Yaji K, Harasawa A, Iwasawa H, Dudin P, Kim TK, Hoesch M, Kandyba V, Giampietri A, Barinov A, Shin S, Arita R, Sasagawa T, Kondo T. A weak topological insulator state in quasi-one-dimensional bismuth iodide. Nature 2019; 566:518-522. [DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-0927-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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