Point-contact Andreev reflection spectroscopy on Bi 2 Se 3 single crystals
- Univ. of Toronto, ON (Canada). Dept. of Physics
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Dept.
- Univ. of Toronto, ON (Canada). Dept. of Physics; Canadian Inst. for Advanced Research, Toronto ON (Canada)
In order to study how Andreev reflection (AR) occurs between a superconductor and a three-dimensional topological insulator (TI), we use superconducting Nb tips to perform point-contact AR spectroscopy at 4.2 K on as-grown single crystals of Bi2Se3. Scanning tunneling spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy are also used to characterize the superconducting tip and both the doping level and surface condition of the TI sample. Furthermore, the point-contact measurements show clear spectral signatures of AR, as well as a depression of zero-bias conductance with decreasing junction impedance. The latter observation can be attributed to interfacial Rashba spin-orbit coupling, and the presence of bulk bands at the Fermi level in our samples suggests that bulk states of Bi2Se3 are involved in the observed AR.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC00112704
- OSTI ID:
- 1336146
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-112626-2016-JA; R&D Project: PM016; KC0201050
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Modern Physics B, Vol. 30, Issue 13; ISSN 0217-9792
- Publisher:
- World ScientificCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Web of Science
Suppression of transport spin-polarization of surface states with emergence of ferromagnetism in Mn-doped Bi 2 Se 3
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journal | August 2018 |
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