Publication
Title
Tailoring weak and metallic phases in a strong topological insulator by strain and disorder : conductance fluctuations signatures
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Abstract
Transport measurements are readily used to probe different phases in disordered topological insulators (TIs), where determining topological invariants explicitly is challenging. On that note, universal conductance fluctuations (UCF) theory asserts the conductance G for an ensemble has a Gaussian distribution, and that standard deviation 8G depends solely on the symmetries and dimensions of the system. Using a real-space tight -binding Hamiltonian on a system with Anderson disorder, we explore conductance fluctuations in a thin Bi2Se3 film and demonstrate the agreement of their behavior with UCF hypotheses. We further show that magnetic field applied out-of-plane breaks the time -reversal symmetry and transforms the system's Wigner-Dyson class from root symplectic to unitary, increasing 8G by 2. Finally, we reveal that while Bi2Se3 is a strong TI, weak TI and metallic phases can be stabilized in presence of strain and disorder, and detected by monitoring the conductance fluctuations.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Physical review B / American Physical Society. - New York, N.Y, 2016, currens
Publication
New York, N.Y : American Physical Society , 2024
ISSN
2469-9969 [online]
2469-9950 [print]
DOI
10.1103/PHYSREVB.109.045129
Volume/pages
109 :4 (2024) , p. 1-7
Article Reference
045129
ISI
001173938400008
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Realization and manipulation of novel topological states in magnetic topological insulators.
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Web of Science
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Creation 29.03.2024
Last edited 25.05.2024
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