Effect of Dilute Magnetism in a Topological Insulator

Three-dimensional (3D) topological insulator (TI) has emerged as a unique state of quantum matter and generated enormous interests in condensed matter physics. The surfaces of a 3D TI consist of a massless Dirac cone, which is characterized by the Z2 topological invariant. Introduction of magnetism...

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Autores principales: Firoza Kabir, M. Mofazzel Hosen, Xiaxin Ding, Christopher Lane, Gyanendra Dhakal, Yangyang Liu, Klauss Dimitri, Christopher Sims, Sabin Regmi, Anup Pradhan Sakhya, Luis Persaud, John E. Beetar, Yong Liu, Michael Chini, Arjun K. Pathak, Jian-Xin Zhu, Krzysztof Gofryk, Madhab Neupane
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/0565465dd343402b9ce27033868fdae5
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Sumario:Three-dimensional (3D) topological insulator (TI) has emerged as a unique state of quantum matter and generated enormous interests in condensed matter physics. The surfaces of a 3D TI consist of a massless Dirac cone, which is characterized by the Z2 topological invariant. Introduction of magnetism on the surface of a TI is essential to realize the quantum anomalous Hall effect and other novel magneto-electric phenomena. Here, by using a combination of first-principles calculations, magneto-transport and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), we study the electronic properties of gadolinium (Gd)-doped Sb2Te3. Our study shows that Gd doped Sb2Te3 is a spin-orbit-induced bulk band-gap material, whose surface is characterized by a single topological surface state. Our results provide a new platform to investigate the interactions between dilute magnetism and topology in magnetic doped topological materials.