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拓扑绝缘体Bi2Se3的表面氧化

Surface Oxidation of the Topological Insulator Bi2Se3

Avery J. Green, Sonal Dey, Yong Q. An, Brendan O'Brien, Samuel J. O'Mullane, Bradley Thiel, Alain C. Diebold

摘要:

Bi 2Se 3的(0001)表面的老化和氧化的全面图片是至关重要的,以了解其拓扑保护的表面状态的变化的物理起源。我们发现,在环境条件下的表面老化发生在两个主要步骤。在剥离的两小时内,通过原子力显微镜在大约10%的表面上观察到一系列~ 3.6 A高的岛。随后,贴片生长停止,并且在两小时后开始氧化,并继续直到一个五重层被氧化。X射线光电子能谱学显示在暴露于空气中约120分钟之前没有氧化迹象,并且在环境暴露约190分钟之后清楚地存在氧1 s峰。变角椭圆偏振光谱还表明,一个完整的五重层的氧化发生在几天的时间尺度上。这些结果与先前通过二次谐波产生在表面晶体结构中观察到的随时间变化的结果非常一致。除了提供非破坏性地测量Bi 2Se 3晶体表面上的氧化物的能力之外,椭圆偏振法还可以用于识别Bi 2Se 3薄片的厚度。这些结果与包括旋转各向异性二次谐波产生的非线性光学方法一致,该方法遵循顶部五重层的变化的时间依赖性。

英文摘要:

A comprehensive picture of the aging and oxidation of the (0001) surface of Bi2Se3 is critical to understanding the physical origin of changes in its topologically protected surface states. We find that surface aging in ambient conditions occurs in two major steps. Within two hours of exfoliation, a series of ~ 3.6 A high islands are observed by atomic force microscopy over approximate 10% of the surface. Subsequently, patch growth stops, and oxidation begins after the two hours and continues until one quintuple layer has been oxidized. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy shows no sign of oxidation before ~ 120 minutes of exposure to air, and the oxygen 1s peak is clearly present after ~ 190 minutes of ambient exposure. Variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry also indicates that the oxidation of a full quintuple layer occurs on the time scale of days. These results are in good agreement with the time dependent changes previously observed in the surface crystal structure by second harmonic generation. In addition to providing the ability to non-destructively measure oxide on the surface of Bi2Se3 crystals, ellipsometry can be used to identify the thickness of Bi2Se3 flakes. These results are consistent with non-linear optical methods including rotational anisotropy second harmonic generation, which follow the time dependence of the changes to the top quintuple layer.

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