Anomalous Landau quantization in intrinsic magnetic topological insulators.

ABSTRACT: The intrinsic magnetic topological insulator, Mn(Bi_1-xSb_x)₂Te₄, has been identified as a Weyl semimetal with a single pair of Weyl nodes in its spin-aligned strong-field configuration. A direct consequence of the Weyl state is the layer dependent Chern number, [Formula: see text]. Previous reports in MnBi₂Te₄ thin films have shown higher [Formula: see text] states either by increasing the film thickness or controlling the chemical potential. A clear picture of the higher Chern states is still lacking as data interpretation is further complicated by the emergence of surface-band Landau levels under magnetic fields. Here, we report a tunable layer-dependent [Formula: see text] = 1 state with Sb substitution by performing a detailed analysis of the quantization states in Mn(Bi_1-xSb_x)₂Te₄ dual-gated devices-consistent with calculations of the bulk Weyl point separation in the doped thin films. The observed Hall quantization plateaus for our thicker Mn(Bi_1-xSb_x)₂Te₄ films under strong magnetic fields can be interpreted by a theory of surface and bulk spin-polarised Landau level spectra in thin film magnetic topological insulators.

SUBMITTER: Chong SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10412595 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature