Topological Properties of SnSe/EuS and SnTe/CaTe Interfaces
英文摘要:
We use density functional theory calculations to study the electronic structure of epitaxial (111) interfaces of the topological crystalline insulators SnSe and SnTe with the magnetic insulator EuS and the non-magnetic insulator CaTe, respectively. We consider both interface slab models with a vacuum region and periodic heterostructures without vacuum. We find that gaps of 21 meV at the $Γ$ point and 9 meV at the M point arise in the topological state at the SnSe/EuS interface, due to the magnetic proximity effect, which breaks the time reversal symmetry. The surface state at $Γ$ is shifted below the Fermi level by 88 meV and the surface state at M is shifted above the Fermi level by 47 meV, owing to band bending at the interface. By comparison, the topological state at the interface of SnTe/CaTe is unperturbed by the presence of non-magnetic CaTe.
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