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共振软X射线反射法研究SmB6表面的化学和价态重构

Chemical and valence reconstruction at the surface of SmB6 revealed with resonant soft x-ray reflectometry

V. B. Zabolotnyy, K. Fürsich, R. J. Green, P. Lutz, K. Treiber, Chul-Hee Min, A. V. Dukhnenko, N. Y. Shitsevalova, V. B. Filipov, B. Y. Kang, B. K. Cho, R. Suta… 展开作者

V. B. Zabolotnyy, K. Fürsich, R. J. Green, P. Lutz, K. Treiber, Chul-Hee Min, A. V. Dukhnenko, N. Y. Shitsevalova, V. B. Filipov, B. Y. Kang, B. K. Cho, R. Sutarto, Feizhou He, F. Reinert, D. S. Inosov V. Hinkov

摘要:

六硼化钐(SmB $_6$)是一种混合价态的近藤绝缘体,近年来作为关联拓扑表面态的可能宿主而受到广泛关注。在这里,我们使用的组合X射线吸收和反射技术,备份与共振$M_{4,5}$吸收边的Sm和光电数据的理论模型,建立横向平均的化学和价的深度分布在表面的钐$_6$。我们发现,裂解后,高极性的(001)表面的SmB $_6$进行大量的化学和价重建,导致硼终止和Sm $^{3+}$占主导地位的亚表面区域。而在室温下,重建发生在不到两小时的时间尺度上,在50 K以下需要大约24小时。最终建立硼终止,而与初始终止无关。我们的研究结果调和较早的深度分辨光电子能谱和扫描隧道光谱研究在不同的温度下进行,是重要的极性,因此,在这个系统中的表面状态更好地控制。

英文摘要:

Samarium hexaboride (SmB$_6$), a Kondo insulator with mixed valence, has recently attracted much attention as a possible host for correlated topological surface states. Here, we use a combination of x-ray absorption and reflectometry techniques, backed up with a theoretical model for the resonant $M_{4,5}$ absorption edge of Sm and photoemission data, to establish laterally averaged chemical and valence depth profiles at the surface of SmB$_6$. We show that upon cleaving, the highly polar (001) surface of SmB$_6$ undergoes substantial chemical and valence reconstruction, resulting in boron termination and a Sm$^{3+}$ dominated sub-surface region. Whereas at room temperature, the reconstruction occurs on a time scale of less than two hours, it takes about 24 hours below 50 K. The boron termination is eventually established, irrespective of the initial termination. Our findings reconcile earlier depth resolved photoemission and scanning tunneling spectroscopy studies performed at different temperatures and are important for better control of polarity and, as a consequence, surface states in this system.

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