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Article: Crossover of the three-dimensional topological insulator Bi2 Se3 to the two-dimensional limit

TitleCrossover of the three-dimensional topological insulator Bi2 Se3 to the two-dimensional limit
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Issue Date2010
PublisherNature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://npg.nature.com/npg/servlet/Form?_action=submit
Citation
Nature Physics, 2010, v. 6 n. 8, p. 584-588 How to Cite?
AbstractA topological insulator1-9 is a new state of quantum matter that is characterized by a finite energy gap in the bulk and gapless modes flowing along the boundaries that are robust against disorder scattering. The topological protection of the surface state could be useful for both low-power electronics10 and error-tolerant quantum computing11,12. For a thin slab of three-dimensional topological insulator, the boundary modes from the opposite surfaces may be coupled by quantum tunnelling, so that a small, thickness-dependent gap is opened up13,15. Here we report such results from angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy on Bi2 Se3 films of various thicknesses grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The energy gap opening is clearly seen when the thickness is below six quintuple layers. The gapped surface states also exhibit sizeable Rashba-type spin-orbit splitting because of the substrate-induced potential difference between the two surfaces. The tunable gap and the spin-orbit coupling make these topological thin films ideal for electronic and spintronic device applications. © 2010 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/175178
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2023 Impact Factor: 17.6
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 8.228
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dc.contributor.authorHe, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorChang, CZen_US
dc.contributor.authorSong, CLen_US
dc.contributor.authorWang, LLen_US
dc.contributor.authorChen, Xen_US
dc.contributor.authorJia, JFen_US
dc.contributor.authorFang, Zen_US
dc.contributor.authorDai, Xen_US
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dc.date.accessioned2012-11-26T08:49:39Z-
dc.date.available2012-11-26T08:49:39Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.identifier.citationNature Physics, 2010, v. 6 n. 8, p. 584-588en_US
dc.identifier.issn1745-2473en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/175178-
dc.description.abstractA topological insulator1-9 is a new state of quantum matter that is characterized by a finite energy gap in the bulk and gapless modes flowing along the boundaries that are robust against disorder scattering. The topological protection of the surface state could be useful for both low-power electronics10 and error-tolerant quantum computing11,12. For a thin slab of three-dimensional topological insulator, the boundary modes from the opposite surfaces may be coupled by quantum tunnelling, so that a small, thickness-dependent gap is opened up13,15. Here we report such results from angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy on Bi2 Se3 films of various thicknesses grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The energy gap opening is clearly seen when the thickness is below six quintuple layers. The gapped surface states also exhibit sizeable Rashba-type spin-orbit splitting because of the substrate-induced potential difference between the two surfaces. The tunable gap and the spin-orbit coupling make these topological thin films ideal for electronic and spintronic device applications. © 2010 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherNature Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://npg.nature.com/npg/servlet/Form?_action=submiten_US
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dc.titleCrossover of the three-dimensional topological insulator Bi2 Se3 to the two-dimensional limiten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1038/nphys1689en_US
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