Tetragonal bismuth bilayer: A stable and robust quantum spin hall insulator
Abstract
In this study, topological insulators (TIs) exhibit novel physics with great promise for new devices, but considerable challenges remain to identify TIs with high structural stability and large nontrivial band gap suitable for practical applications. Here we predict by first-principles calculations a two-dimensional (2D) TI, also known as a quantum spin Hall (QSH) insulator, in a tetragonal bismuth bilayer (TB-Bi) structure that is dynamically and thermally stable based on phonon calculations and finite-temperature molecular dynamics simulations. Density functional theory and tight-binding calculations reveal a band inversion among the Bi-p orbits driven by the strong intrinsic spin–orbit coupling, producing a large nontrivial band gap, which can be effectively tuned by moderate strains. The helical gapless edge states exhibit a linear dispersion with a high Fermi velocity comparable to that of graphene, and the QSH phase remains robust on a NaCl substrate. These remarkable properties place TB-Bi among the most promising 2D TIs for high-speed spintronic devices, and the present results provide insights into the intriguing QSH phenomenon in this new Bi structure and offer guidance for its implementation in potential applications.
- Authors:
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- Queensland Univ. of Technology, Brisbane (Australia); Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Australia)
- Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Australia)
- Jacobs Univ. Bremen, Bremen (Germany)
- Univ. of Bremen, Bremen (Germany)
- Queensland Univ. of Technology, Brisbane (Australia)
- Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1332448
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0001982
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- 2D Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 2; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 2053-1583
- Publisher:
- IOP Publishing
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; tetragonal bismuth bilayer; topological insulator; density functional theory; helical gaplessedge states
Citation Formats
Kou, Liangzhi, Tan, Xin, Ma, Yandong, Tahini, Hassan, Zhou, Liujiang, Sun, Ziqi, Aijun, Du, Chen, Changfeng, and Smith, Sean C. Tetragonal bismuth bilayer: A stable and robust quantum spin hall insulator. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1088/2053-1583/2/4/045010.
Kou, Liangzhi, Tan, Xin, Ma, Yandong, Tahini, Hassan, Zhou, Liujiang, Sun, Ziqi, Aijun, Du, Chen, Changfeng, & Smith, Sean C. Tetragonal bismuth bilayer: A stable and robust quantum spin hall insulator. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/2/4/045010
Kou, Liangzhi, Tan, Xin, Ma, Yandong, Tahini, Hassan, Zhou, Liujiang, Sun, Ziqi, Aijun, Du, Chen, Changfeng, and Smith, Sean C. Mon .
"Tetragonal bismuth bilayer: A stable and robust quantum spin hall insulator". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/2/4/045010. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1332448.
@article{osti_1332448,
title = {Tetragonal bismuth bilayer: A stable and robust quantum spin hall insulator},
author = {Kou, Liangzhi and Tan, Xin and Ma, Yandong and Tahini, Hassan and Zhou, Liujiang and Sun, Ziqi and Aijun, Du and Chen, Changfeng and Smith, Sean C.},
abstractNote = {In this study, topological insulators (TIs) exhibit novel physics with great promise for new devices, but considerable challenges remain to identify TIs with high structural stability and large nontrivial band gap suitable for practical applications. Here we predict by first-principles calculations a two-dimensional (2D) TI, also known as a quantum spin Hall (QSH) insulator, in a tetragonal bismuth bilayer (TB-Bi) structure that is dynamically and thermally stable based on phonon calculations and finite-temperature molecular dynamics simulations. Density functional theory and tight-binding calculations reveal a band inversion among the Bi-p orbits driven by the strong intrinsic spin–orbit coupling, producing a large nontrivial band gap, which can be effectively tuned by moderate strains. The helical gapless edge states exhibit a linear dispersion with a high Fermi velocity comparable to that of graphene, and the QSH phase remains robust on a NaCl substrate. These remarkable properties place TB-Bi among the most promising 2D TIs for high-speed spintronic devices, and the present results provide insights into the intriguing QSH phenomenon in this new Bi structure and offer guidance for its implementation in potential applications.},
doi = {10.1088/2053-1583/2/4/045010},
journal = {2D Materials},
number = 4,
volume = 2,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}
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