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Bi(1)Te(1) is a dual topological insulator

New three-dimensional (3D) topological phases can emerge in superlattices containing constituents of known two-dimensional topologies. Here we demonstrate that stoichiometric Bi(1)Te(1), which is a natural superlattice of alternating two Bi(2)Te(3) quintuple layers and one Bi bilayer, is a dual 3D t...

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Autores principales: Eschbach, Markus, Lanius, Martin, Niu, Chengwang, Młyńczak, Ewa, Gospodarič, Pika, Kellner, Jens, Schüffelgen, Peter, Gehlmann, Mathias, Döring, Sven, Neumann, Elmar, Luysberg, Martina, Mussler, Gregor, Plucinski, Lukasz, Morgenstern, Markus, Grützmacher, Detlev, Bihlmayer, Gustav, Blügel, Stefan, Schneider, Claus M.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5413958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28429708
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14976
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author Eschbach, Markus
Lanius, Martin
Niu, Chengwang
Młyńczak, Ewa
Gospodarič, Pika
Kellner, Jens
Schüffelgen, Peter
Gehlmann, Mathias
Döring, Sven
Neumann, Elmar
Luysberg, Martina
Mussler, Gregor
Plucinski, Lukasz
Morgenstern, Markus
Grützmacher, Detlev
Bihlmayer, Gustav
Blügel, Stefan
Schneider, Claus M.
author_facet Eschbach, Markus
Lanius, Martin
Niu, Chengwang
Młyńczak, Ewa
Gospodarič, Pika
Kellner, Jens
Schüffelgen, Peter
Gehlmann, Mathias
Döring, Sven
Neumann, Elmar
Luysberg, Martina
Mussler, Gregor
Plucinski, Lukasz
Morgenstern, Markus
Grützmacher, Detlev
Bihlmayer, Gustav
Blügel, Stefan
Schneider, Claus M.
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description New three-dimensional (3D) topological phases can emerge in superlattices containing constituents of known two-dimensional topologies. Here we demonstrate that stoichiometric Bi(1)Te(1), which is a natural superlattice of alternating two Bi(2)Te(3) quintuple layers and one Bi bilayer, is a dual 3D topological insulator where a weak topological insulator phase and topological crystalline insulator phase appear simultaneously. By density functional theory, we find [Image: see text] indices (0;001) and a non-zero mirror Chern number. We have synthesized Bi(1)Te(1) by molecular beam epitaxy and found evidence for its topological crystalline and weak topological character by spin- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. The dual topology opens the possibility to gap the differently protected metallic surface states on different surfaces independently by breaking the respective symmetries, for example, by magnetic field on one surface and by strain on another surface.
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spelling pubmed-54139582017-05-17 Bi(1)Te(1) is a dual topological insulator Eschbach, Markus Lanius, Martin Niu, Chengwang Młyńczak, Ewa Gospodarič, Pika Kellner, Jens Schüffelgen, Peter Gehlmann, Mathias Döring, Sven Neumann, Elmar Luysberg, Martina Mussler, Gregor Plucinski, Lukasz Morgenstern, Markus Grützmacher, Detlev Bihlmayer, Gustav Blügel, Stefan Schneider, Claus M. Nat Commun Article New three-dimensional (3D) topological phases can emerge in superlattices containing constituents of known two-dimensional topologies. Here we demonstrate that stoichiometric Bi(1)Te(1), which is a natural superlattice of alternating two Bi(2)Te(3) quintuple layers and one Bi bilayer, is a dual 3D topological insulator where a weak topological insulator phase and topological crystalline insulator phase appear simultaneously. By density functional theory, we find [Image: see text] indices (0;001) and a non-zero mirror Chern number. We have synthesized Bi(1)Te(1) by molecular beam epitaxy and found evidence for its topological crystalline and weak topological character by spin- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. The dual topology opens the possibility to gap the differently protected metallic surface states on different surfaces independently by breaking the respective symmetries, for example, by magnetic field on one surface and by strain on another surface. Nature Publishing Group 2017-04-21 /pmc/articles/PMC5413958/ /pubmed/28429708 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14976 Text en Copyright © 2017, The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Lanius, Martin
Niu, Chengwang
Młyńczak, Ewa
Gospodarič, Pika
Kellner, Jens
Schüffelgen, Peter
Gehlmann, Mathias
Döring, Sven
Neumann, Elmar
Luysberg, Martina
Mussler, Gregor
Plucinski, Lukasz
Morgenstern, Markus
Grützmacher, Detlev
Bihlmayer, Gustav
Blügel, Stefan
Schneider, Claus M.
Bi(1)Te(1) is a dual topological insulator
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title_full Bi(1)Te(1) is a dual topological insulator
title_fullStr Bi(1)Te(1) is a dual topological insulator
title_full_unstemmed Bi(1)Te(1) is a dual topological insulator
title_short Bi(1)Te(1) is a dual topological insulator
title_sort bi(1)te(1) is a dual topological insulator
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5413958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28429708
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14976
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