Three-Dimensional Limit of Bulk Rashba Effect in Ferroelectric Semiconductor GeTe.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Ferroelectric Rashba semiconductors (FERSCs) have recently attracted intensive attention due to their giant bulk Rashba parameter, α<sub>R</sub>, which results in a locking between the spin degrees of freedom and the switchable electric polarization. However, the integration of FERSCs into microelectronic devices has provoked questions concerning whether the Rashba effect can persist when the material thickness is reduced to several nanometers. Here we find that α<sub>R</sub> can keep a large value of 2.12 eV Å in the 5.0 nm thick GeTe film. The behavior of α<sub>R</sub> with thickness can be expressed by the scaling law and provides a 3D thickness limit of the bulk Rashba effect, <i>d</i><sub>c</sub> = 2.1 ± 0.5 nm. Finally, we find that the thickness can modify the Berry curvature as well, which influences the polarization and consequently alters the α<sub>R</sub>. Our results give insight into understanding the factors influencing α<sub>R</sub> in FERSCs and pave a novel route for designing Rashba-type quantum materials.