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Title: Temperature-driven band inversion in Pb 0.77 Sn 0.23 Se : Optical and Hall effect studies

Abstract

Optical and Hall-effect measurements have been performed on single crystals of Pb₀.₇₇Sn₀.₂₃Se, a IV-VI mixed chalcogenide. The temperature dependent (10–300 K) reflectance was measured over 40–7000 cm⁻¹ (5–870 meV) with an extension to 15,500 cm⁻¹ (1.92 eV) at room temperature. The reflectance was fit to the Drude-Lorentz model using a single Drude component and several Lorentz oscillators. The optical properties at the measured temperatures were estimated via Kramers-Kronig analysis as well as by the Drude-Lorentz fit. The carriers were p-type with the carrier density determined by Hall measurements. A signature of valence intraband transition is found in the low-energy optical spectra. It is found that the valence-conduction band transition energy as well as the free carrier effective mass reach minimum values at 100 K, suggesting temperature-driven band inversion in the material. Thus, density function theory calculation for the electronic band structure also make similar predictions.

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  1. Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
  2. Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  4. Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ (United States)
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Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1182520
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1179976
Report Number(s):
BNL-107518-2015-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121; PRBMDO; R&D Project: PO010; KC0201060
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC00112704; AC02-98CH10886
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 90; Journal Issue: 23; Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

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Anand, Naween, Buvaev, Sanal, Hebard, A. F., Tanner, D. B., Chen, Zhiguo, Li, Zhiqiang, Choudhary, Kamal, Sinnott, S. B., Gu, Genda, and Martin, C. Temperature-driven band inversion in Pb0.77Sn0.23Se: Optical and Hall effect studies. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.90.235143.
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Anand, Naween, Buvaev, Sanal, Hebard, A. F., Tanner, D. B., Chen, Zhiguo, Li, Zhiqiang, Choudhary, Kamal, Sinnott, S. B., Gu, Genda, & Martin, C. Temperature-driven band inversion in Pb0.77Sn0.23Se: Optical and Hall effect studies. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.90.235143
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Anand, Naween, Buvaev, Sanal, Hebard, A. F., Tanner, D. B., Chen, Zhiguo, Li, Zhiqiang, Choudhary, Kamal, Sinnott, S. B., Gu, Genda, and Martin, C. Tue . "Temperature-driven band inversion in Pb0.77Sn0.23Se: Optical and Hall effect studies". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.90.235143. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1182520.
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@article{osti_1182520,
title = {Temperature-driven band inversion in Pb0.77Sn0.23Se: Optical and Hall effect studies},
author = {Anand, Naween and Buvaev, Sanal and Hebard, A. F. and Tanner, D. B. and Chen, Zhiguo and Li, Zhiqiang and Choudhary, Kamal and Sinnott, S. B. and Gu, Genda and Martin, C.},
abstractNote = {Optical and Hall-effect measurements have been performed on single crystals of Pb₀.₇₇Sn₀.₂₃Se, a IV-VI mixed chalcogenide. The temperature dependent (10–300 K) reflectance was measured over 40–7000 cm⁻¹ (5–870 meV) with an extension to 15,500 cm⁻¹ (1.92 eV) at room temperature. The reflectance was fit to the Drude-Lorentz model using a single Drude component and several Lorentz oscillators. The optical properties at the measured temperatures were estimated via Kramers-Kronig analysis as well as by the Drude-Lorentz fit. The carriers were p-type with the carrier density determined by Hall measurements. A signature of valence intraband transition is found in the low-energy optical spectra. It is found that the valence-conduction band transition energy as well as the free carrier effective mass reach minimum values at 100 K, suggesting temperature-driven band inversion in the material. Thus, density function theory calculation for the electronic band structure also make similar predictions.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.90.235143},
journal = {Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics},
number = 23,
volume = 90,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}
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