Campus Units
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ames Laboratory
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2016
Journal or Book Title
AIP Advances
Volume
6
Issue
5
First Page
055812
DOI
10.1063/1.4943156
Abstract
We deposited high quality (Sb1−xBix)2Te3 on mica substrate by molecular beam epitaxy and investigated their magnetotransport properties. It is found that the average surface roughness of thin films is lower than 2 nm. Moreover, a local maxima on the sheet resistance is obtained with x = 0.043, indicating a minimization of bulk conductivity at this composition. For (Sb0.957Bi0.043)2Te3, weak antilocalization with coefficient of -0.43 is observed, confirming the existence of 2D surface states. Moreover Shubnikov-de Hass oscillation behavior occurs under high magnetic field. The 2D carrier density is then determined as 0.81 × 1016 m−2, which is lower than that of most TIs reported previously, indicating that (Sb0.957Bi0.043)2Te3 is close to ideal TI composition of which the Dirac point and Fermi surface cross within the bulk bandgap. Our results thus demonstrate the best estimated composition for ideal TI is close to (Sb0.957Bi0.043)2Te3 and will be helpful for designing TI-based devices.
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Copyright Owner
The authors
Copyright Date
2016
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Ni, Yan; Zhang, Zhen; Nlebedim, Cajetan I.; and Jiles, David C., "Magnetotransport study of (Sb1−xBix)2Te3 thin films on mica substrate for ideal topological insulator" (2016). Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications. 86.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ece_pubs/86
Comments
The following article appeared in AIP Advances 6, 055812 (2016) and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4943156.