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二维过渡金属硫族化合物的量子自旋霍尔效应

Quantum spin Hall effect in two-dimensional transition-metal chalcogenides

Xing Wang, Wenhui Wan, Yanfeng Ge, Kai-Cheng Zhang, Yong Liu

摘要:

基于第一性原理计算,我们发现了一族具有量子自旋霍尔效应的二维过渡金属硫族化合物MX 5(M = Zr,Hf,X = S,Se,Te).分子动力学模拟表明,它们在室温下都是热力学稳定的,最大禁带宽度为0.19 eV。我们研究了MX5的电子性质,发现它们的性质非常相似。在不考虑自旋轨道耦合(SOC)的情况下,单层ZrX 5都是无带隙半金属。SOC的考虑将导致绝缘相的带隙分别为0.05 eV(直接),0.18 eV(直接)和0.13 eV(间接)的ZrS 5,ZrSe 5至ZrTe 5。Wannier电荷中心和边缘态的演化证实它们都是QSH绝缘体。ZrX 5的QSH效应源于其特殊的非对称空间群特征。此外,QSH状态的ZrS 5的生存在一个大范围的应变,只要链间耦合是不是足够强,以扭转带顺序。单层ZrS 5在一定的应变下会发生拓扑绝缘体(TI)到半金属(metal)或金属到半金属(metal-to-semi-metal)的相变。MX5单层膜拓展了基于TM硫族化合物的TI材料,为在室温下制备新型低功率自旋电子器件开辟了一条新的途径。

英文摘要:

Based on first-principles calculations, we have found a family of 2D transition-metal (TM) chalcogenides MX5 (M = Zr, Hf and X = S, Se and Te) can host quantum spin Hall (QSH) effect. The molecular dynamics simulation indicate that they are all thermal-dynamically stable at room temperature, the largest band gap is 0.19 eV. We have investigated MX5's electronic properties and found their properties are very similar. The single-layer ZrX5 are all gapless semimetals without consideration of spin-orbit coupling (SOC). The consideration of SOC will result in insulating phases with band gaps of 0.05 eV (direct), 0.18 eV (direct) and 0.13 eV (indirect) for ZrS5, ZrSe5 to ZrTe5, respectively. The evolution of Wannier charge centers and edge states confirm they are all QSH insulators. The mechanisms for QSH effect in ZrX5 originate from the special nonsymmorphic space group features. In addition, the QSH state of ZrS5 survives at a large range of strain as long as the interchain coupling is not strong enough to reverse the band ordering. The single-layer ZrS5 will occur a topological insulator (TI)-to-semimetal (metal) or metal-to-semimetal transition under certain strain. Monolayer MX5 expand the TI materials based on TM chalcogenides and may open up a new way to fabricate novel low power spintronic devices at room temperature.

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