Effects of oxygen plasma etching on Sb{sub 2}Te{sub 3} explored by torque detected quantum oscillations
- 1. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart (Germany)
De Haas–van Alphen measurements evidence that oxygen plasma etching strongly affects the properties of the three-dimensional topological insulator Sb{sub 2}Te{sub 3}. The quantum oscillations in magnetization down to low temperature (T ≥ 2 K) and high magnetic field (B ≤ 7 T) have been systematically investigated using a high-sensitive cantilever torque magnetometer. The effective mass and the oscillation frequency obtained from de Haas–van Alphen measurements first increase and then decrease as the oxygen plasma etching time increases from 0 to 12 min, corresponding to an up- and down-shift of the Dirac point. We establish the cantilever torque magnetometer as a powerful contactless tool to investigate the oxygen sensitivity of the surface state in topological insulators.
- OSTI ID:
- 22591643
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 17 Vol. 108; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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