Realizing gapped surface states in the magnetic topological insulator Mn Bi 2 - x Sb x Te 4

Ko, Wonhee; Kolmer, Marek; Yan, Jiaqiang; Pham, Anh D.; Fu, Mingming; Luepke, Felix; Okamoto, Satoshi; Gai, Zheng; Ganesh, Panchapakesan; Li, An-Ping

doi:10.1103/physrevb.102.115402

Realizing gapped surface states in the magnetic topological insulator $Mn {Bi}_{2 - x} {Sb}_{x} {Te}_{4}$

Journal Article · Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Physical Review B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.102.115402· OSTI ID:1684673

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Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS); Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS); Xiamen Univ., Xiamen, Fujian Province (China). Fujian Provincial Key Lab. of Semiconductors and Applications, Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

The interplay between magnetism and nontrivial topology in magnetic topological insulators (MTIs) is expected to give rise to exotic topological quantum phenomena like the quantum anomalous Hall effect and the topological axion states. A key to assessing these novel properties is to realize gapped topological surface sates. MnBi₂Te₄ possesses nontrivial band topology with an intrinsic antiferromagnetic state. However, the highly electron-doped nature of the MnBi₂Te₄ crystals obstructs the exhibition of the surface band gap. Here, we tailor the material through Sb substitution to reveal the gapped surface states in MnBi_2-xSb_xTe₄. By shifting the Fermi level into the bulk band gap, we access the surface states and show a band gap of 50 meV at the Dirac point from quasiparticle interference measured by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Surface-dominant conduction is confirmed through transport spectroscopy measured by multiprobe STM below the Néel temperature. The surface band gap is robust against the out-of-plane magnetic field despite the promotion of field-induced ferromagnetism. Finally, the realization of bulk-insulating MTIs with the large exchange gap offers a promising platform for exploring emergent topological phenomena.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1684673

Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 102; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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