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Bi2Te2Se拓扑绝缘体单晶中表面输运和弱反定域的证据

Evidence of surface transport and weak anti-localization in single crystal of Bi2Te2Se topological insulator

Chandra Shekhar, C. E. Viol Barbosa, Binghai Yan, Siham Ouardi, W. Schnelle, Gerhard H. Fecher, Claudia Felser

摘要:

拓扑绝缘体具有金属表面态,是强自旋轨道耦合的结果,表现出独特的表面输运现象。但是这些表面输运在金属体导电的存在下被掩埋。我们采用改进的Bridgman法合成了高质量的Bi $_2$ Te $_2$ Se单晶,在20 K以下具有高的体电阻率$>$ 20~ $Ω$ cm,而体电阻率大部分是惰性的,表面输运占主导地位。在20-300 K温度范围内,电阻率随温度的变化服从带隙半导体的激活规律.我们设计了一种特殊的测量几何结构,其目的是从块体中提取表面输运。将这种特殊的几何结构应用于电阻测量,发现Bi $_2$ Te $_2$ Se单晶在20 K时表现出从体导电到表面导电的转变。同时,该材料也显示出强有力的证据,弱反局域化的磁输运由于对散射的导电表面状态的保护。这种新颖的简单几何结构是一种简单的途径来寻找拓扑绝缘体中表面输运的证据,这是未来自旋电子学应用的有前途的材料。

英文摘要:

Topological insulators are known to their metallic surface states, a result of strong-spin-orbital coupling, that show unique surface transport phenomenon. But these surface transports are buried in presence of metallic bulk conduction. We synthesized very high quality Bi$_2$Te$_2$Se single crystals by modified Bridgman method, that possess high bulk resistivity of $>$20~$Ω$cm below 20~K, whereas the bulk is mostly inactive and surface transport dominates. Temperature dependence resistivity follows the activation law like a gap semiconductor in temperature range 20-300~K. We designed a special measurement geometry, which aims to extract the surface transport from the bulk. This special geometry is applied to measure the resistance and found that Bi$_2$Te$_2$Se single crystal exhibits a cross over from bulk to surface conduction at 20~K. Simultaneously, the material also shows strong evidence of weak anti-localization in magneto-transport due to the protection against scattering by conducting surface states. This novel simple geometry is an easy route to find the evidence of surface transport in topological insulators, which are the promising materials for future spintronic applications.

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