Anisotropic topological surface states on high-index Bi2Se3 films.

Xu, Zhongjie; Guo, Xin; Yao, Mengyu; He, Hongtao; Miao, Lin; Jiao, Lu; Liu, Hongchao; Wang, Jiannong et al. · Adv Mater · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A high-index topological insulator thin film, Bi2 Se3 (221), is grown on a faceted InP(001) substrate by molecular-beam epitaxy (see model in figure (a)). Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy measurement reveals the Dirac cone structure of the surface states on such a surface (figure (b)). The Fermi surface is elliptical (figure (c)), suggesting an anisotropy along different crystallographic directions. Transport studies also reveal a strong anisotropy in Hall conductance.