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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. We…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-12-02 R. K. Gopal , Sourabh Singh , Arpita Mandal , Jit Sarkar , Chiranjib Mitra

Thin films of topological insulator Bi_2Se_3 were deposited directly on insulating ferromagnetic EuS. Unusual negative magnetoresistance was observed near the zero field below the Curie temperature (T_C), resembling the weak localization…

Topological insulators (TI) are a new class of quantum materials with insulating bulk enclosed by topologically protected metallic boundaries. The surface states of three-dimensional TIs have spin helical Dirac structure, and are robust…

We present low-temperature transport measurements of a gate-tunable thin film topological insulator system that features high mobility and low carrier density. Upon gate tuning to a regime around the charge neutrality point, we infer an…

Weak antilocalization (WAL) and linear magnetoresistance (LMR) are two most commonly observed magnetoresistance (MR) phenomena in topological insulators (TIs) and often attributed to the Dirac topological surface states (TSS). However,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-09-12 Jifa Tian , Cuizu Chang , Helin Cao , Ke He , Xucun Ma , Qikun Xue , Yong P. Chen

We explore the phase coherence of thin films of the topological insulator material Bi2Se2Te grown through pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique. The films were characterised using various techniques for phase and composition. The films…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-11-18 Radha Krishna Gopal , Sourabh Singh , Ramesh Chandra , Chiranjib Mitra

We report the synthesis, structural characterization, and investigation of electrical transport, magnetic and specific heat properties of bulk semiconducting layered material Ta$_2$Ni$_3$Te$_5$. Ta$_2$Ni$_3$Te$_5$ crystallizes in the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-06-13 Prabuddha Kant Mishra , Soumen Ash , Ashok Kumar Ganguli

Topological semimetals are three-dimensional topological states of matter, in which the conduction and valence bands touch at a finite number of points, i.e., the Weyl nodes. Topological semimetals host paired monopoles and antimonopoles of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-10-13 Hai-Zhou Lu , Shun-Qing Shen

We grew single-crystal thin films of a topological crystalline insulator (TCI) SnTe with a smooth surface at the atomic scale by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). In the magnetoresistance (MR) measurement, we observed both positive and negative…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-12-23 Ryota Akiyama , Kazuki Fujisawa , Ryutaro Sakurai , Shinji Kuroda

We show that a number of transport properties in topological insulator (TI) Bi2Se3 exhibit striking thickness-dependences over a range of up to five orders of thickness (3 nm - 170 \mu m). Volume carrier density decreased with thickness,…

We have investigated the gate-voltage dependence and the temperature dependence of the magnetoconductivity of amorphous indium-gallium-zinc-oxide thin-film transistors. A weak-localization feature is observed at small magnetic fields on top…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-03-14 Wei-Hsiang Wang , Syue-Ru Lyu , Elica Heredia , Shu-Hao Liu , Pei-hsun Jiang , Po-Yung Liao , Ting-Chang Chang , Hua-Mao Chen

We investigate an ultra-thin film of topological insulator (TI) multilayer as a model for a three-dimensional (3D) Weyl semimetal. We introduce tunneling parameters $t_S$, $t_\perp$, and $t_D$, where the former two parameters couple layers…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-05-10 S. A. Owerre

The two-dimensional (2D) surface state of the three-dimensional strong topological insulator (STI) is fundamentally distinct from other 2D electron systems in that the Fermi arc encircles an odd number of Dirac points. The TI surface is in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-06-28 Dohun Kim , Paul Syers , Nicholas P. Butch , Johnpierre Paglione , Michael S. Fuhrer

Topological insulators are immensely investigated for their surface states related properties as these materials can be used for various spintronics, quantum computing, and optoelectronics applications. In this perspective, different…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-07-05 Yogesh Kumar , Prince Sharma , V. P. S. Awana

We report that the finite thickness of three-dimensional topological insulator (TI) thin films produces an observable magnetoresistance (MR) in phase coherent transport in parallel magnetic fields. The MR data of Bi2Se3 and (Bi,Sb)2Te3 thin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-07-30 C. J. Lin , X. Y. He , J. Liao , X. X. Wang , V. Sacksteder , W. M. Yang , T. Guan , Q. M. Zhang , L. Gu , G. Y. Zhang , C. G. Zeng , X. Dai , K. H. Wu , Y. Q. Li

MXenes stand out from other 2D materials because they combine very good electrical conductivity with hydrophilicity, allowing cost-effective processing as thin films. Therefore, there is a high fundamental interest in unraveling the…

Three-dimensional (3-D) topological insulators (TI) are characterized by the presence of metallic surface states and a bulk band gap. Recently theoretical and experimental studies have shown an induced gap in the surface state bands of TI…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-12-21 Jiwon Chang , Leonard F. Register , Sanjay K. Banerjee

We report transport studies on the layered van der Waals topological crystalline insulator Ta$_2$Pd$_3$Te$_5$. The temperature-dependent resistance at high temperature is dominated by a bulk insulating gap and tend to saturate at low…

Thin films of the pyrochlore iridates along the [111] direction have drawn significant attention to investigate exotic correlated topological phenomena. Here, we report the fabrication of Eu$_2$Ir$_2$O$_7$ thin films via reactive solid…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-01-10 Xiaofeng Wu , Zhen Wang , Zhaoqing Ding , Zeguo Lin , Mingyu Yang , Minghui Gu , Meng Meng , Fang Yang , Xiaoran Liu , Jiandong Guo

We describe the weak localization correction to conductivity in ultra-thin graphene films, taking into account disorder scattering and the influence of trigonal warping of the Fermi surface. A possible manifestation of the chiral nature of…

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