Temperature-driven band inversion in Pb0.77Sn0.23Se: Optical and Hall effect studies

Anand, Naween; Buvaev, Sanal; Hebard, A. F.; Tanner, D. B.; Chen, Zhiguo; Li, Zhiqiang; Choudhary, Kamal; Sinnott, S. B.; Gu, Genda; Martin, C.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.90.235143

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

Journal Article · 22 December 2014 · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.90.235143 · OSTI ID:1182520

Anand, Naween ^[1]; Buvaev, Sanal ^[1]; Hebard, A. F. ^[1]; Tanner, D. B. ^[1]; Chen, Zhiguo ^[2]; Li, Zhiqiang ^[2]; Choudhary, Kamal ^[1]; Sinnott, S. B. ^[1]; Gu, Genda ^[3]; Martin, C. ^[4]

Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ (United States)

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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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-98CH10886

OSTI ID:: 1182520

Report Number(s):: BNL--107518-2015-JA; KC0201060

Journal Information:: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Journal Issue: 23 Vol. 90; ISSN 1098-0121; ISSN PRBMDO

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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