Controlling bulk conductivity in topological insulators: key role of anti-site defects.

Scanlon, D O; King, P D C; Singh, R P; de la Torre, A; Walker, S McKeown; Balakrishnan, G; Baumberger, F; Catlow, C R A · Adv Mater · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Intrinsic topological insulators are realized by alloying Bi(2)Te(3) with Bi(2)Se(3). Angle-resolved photoemission and bulk transport measurements reveal that the Fermi level is readily tuned into the bulk bandgap. First-principles calculations of the native defect landscape highlight the key role of anti-site defects for achieving this, and predict optimal growth conditions to realize maximally resistive topological insulators.

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