Titel
Dimensional crossover in the quantum transport behaviour of the natural topological insulator Aleksite
Autor*in
Pascal Gehring
Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung
Autor*in
Kristina Vaklinova
Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung
Autor*in
Alexander Hoyer
Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung
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Abstract
Three-dimensional topological insulators comprise topologically protected surface states displaying massless, Dirac-like linear dispersion with spin-momentum locking. Electrical conduction through such surface states has been documented to manifest itself in a two-dimensional character of the angle-dependent magnetotransport behavior. Here, we explore the size-dependent electronic properties of nanostructures made of the lead-containing mineral Aleksite, a naturally occurring topological insulator. Compared to its sister compound Kawazulite, a member of the well-studied Tetradymite crystal class, the crystal structure of Aleksite is distinguished by its lack of any counterpart within the group of synthetic topological insulators. Low temperature Hall measurements on thin Aleksite nanosheets reveal a significant carrier mobility on the order of 1000 cm2/(Vs), and a high carrier density of n = 3.9 × 1025 m−3. Importantly, for Aleksite nanoribbons with a width below 150 nm, a 1D weak antilocalization effect along with 1D universal conductance fluctuations emerges, which transforms into 2D behavior for larger ribbon widths
Stichwort
Electronic and spintronic devicesTopological insulators
Objekt-Typ
Sprache
Englisch [eng]
Persistent identifier
https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:454091
Erschienen in
Titel
Scientific Reports
Band
5
Seitenanfang
11691
Verlag
Nature Publishing Group
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
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