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Topological delocalization and tuning of surface channel separation in Bi2Se2Te Topological Insulator Thin films.


ABSTRACT: The surface states of a 3D topological insulator (TI) exhibit topological protection against backscattering. However, the contribution of bulk electrons to the transport data is an impediment to the topological protection of surface states. We report the tuning of the chemical potential in the bulk in Bi2Se2Te TI thin films, pinning it near the center of the bulk band gap, thereby suppressing the bulk carriers. The temperature dependent resistance of these films show activated behavior down to 50?K, followed by a metallic transition at lower temperatures, a hallmark of robustness of TI surface states. Manifestation of topological protection and surface dominated transport is explained by 2D weak antilocalization phenomenon. We further explore the effect of surface to bulk coupling in TI in this work, which is captured by the number of effective conducting surface channels that participate in the transport. The presence of a single conducting channel indicates a strong surface to bulk coupling which is detrimental to purely topological transport. We demonstrate the decoupling of topological surface states on opposite surfaces of thin films, thereby suppressing the bulk transport. Our findings provide a deeper understanding of surface to bulk coupling along with topological transport behavior and their respective tunability.

SUBMITTER: Gopal RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5501793 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Topological delocalization and tuning of surface channel separation in Bi<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>2</sub>Te Topological Insulator Thin films.

Gopal Radha Krishna RK   Singh Sourabh S   Mandal Arpita A   Sarkar Jit J   Mitra Chiranjib C  

Scientific reports 20170707 1


The surface states of a 3D topological insulator (TI) exhibit topological protection against backscattering. However, the contribution of bulk electrons to the transport data is an impediment to the topological protection of surface states. We report the tuning of the chemical potential in the bulk in Bi<sub>2</sub>Se<sub>2</sub>Te TI thin films, pinning it near the center of the bulk band gap, thereby suppressing the bulk carriers. The temperature dependent resistance of these films show activa  ...[more]

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