Magnetotransport measurements as a tool for searching 3D topological insulators

• Autorzy: Śliż Paweł , Sankowska Iwona , Bobko Ewa , Szeregij Eugeniusz , Grendysa Jakub , Tomaka Grzegorz , Żak Dariusz , Płoch Dariusz , Jasik Agata

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DOI

10.24425/mms.2021.137708

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper covers some measurement aspects of transport of electrons through metals and semiconductors in magnetic field - magnetotransport - allowing for the determination of electrical parameters characteristic of three-dimensional (3D) topological insulators (TI) (i.e. those that behave like an insulator inside their volume and have a conductive layer on their surface). A characteristic feature of the 3D TI is also a lack of differences between the chemical composition of the conductive surface and the interior of the material tested and the fact that the electron states for its surface conductivity are topologically protected. In particular, the methods of generating strong magnetic fields, obtaining low temperatures, creating electrical contacts with appropriate geometry were presented, and the measurement methods were reviewed. In addition, the results of magnetotransport measurements obtained for two volumetric samples based on the HgCdTe compound grown with the molecular beam epitaxy method are presented.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

materials science; magnetotransport; topological insulators; quantum Hall effect

• Wydawca: Komitet Metrologii i Aparatury Naukowej PAN
• Czasopismo: Metrology and Measurement Systems
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 28, nr 4
• Strony: 725--734
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 34 poz., rys., tab., wykr., wzory

Twórcy

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Śliż Paweł

• University of Rzeszow, College of Natural Sciences, Institute of Physics, 1 Pigonia St., Rzeszow 35-959, Poland

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Sankowska Iwona

• Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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Bobko Ewa

• University of Rzeszow, College of Natural Sciences, Institute of Physics, 1 Pigonia St., Rzeszow 35-959, Poland

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Szeregij Eugeniusz

• University of Rzeszow, College of Natural Sciences, Institute of Physics, 1 Pigonia St., Rzeszow 35-959, Poland

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Grendysa Jakub

• University of Rzeszow, College of Natural Sciences, Institute of Physics, 1 Pigonia St., Rzeszow 35-959, Poland

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Tomaka Grzegorz

• University of Rzeszow, College of Natural Sciences, Institute of Physics, 1 Pigonia St., Rzeszow 35-959, Poland

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Żak Dariusz

• University of Rzeszow, College of Natural Sciences, Institute of Physics, 1 Pigonia St., Rzeszow 35-959, Poland

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Płoch Dariusz

• University of Rzeszow, College of Natural Sciences, Institute of Physics, 1 Pigonia St., Rzeszow 35-959, Poland

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Jasik Agata

• Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021).