Robust topological surface state in Kondo insulator SmB6 thin films
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Fabrication of smooth thin films of topological insulators with true insulating bulk are extremely important for utilizing their novel properties in quantum and spintronic devices. Here, we report the growth of crystalline thin films of SmB6, a topological Kondo insulator with true insulating bulk, by co-sputtering both SmB6 and B targets. X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy indicate films that are polycrystalline with a (001) preferred orientation. When cooling down, resistivity ρ shows an increase around 50 K and saturation below 10 K, consistent with the opening of the hybridization gap and surface dominated transport, respectively. The ratio ρ2K/ρ300K is only about two, much smaller than that of bulk, which indicates a much larger surface-to-bulk ratio. Point contact spectroscopy using a superconductor tip on SmB6 films shows both a Kondo Fano resonance and Andeev reflection, indicating an insulating Kondo lattice with metallic surface states.
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- Authors
- Yong, J., Jiang, Y., Usanmaz, D., Curtarolo, S., Zhang, X., Li, L., Pan, X., Shin, J., Takeuchi, I., & Greene, R. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
- University of Michigan (US)
- Venue
- Applied Physics Letters
- Publisher
- AIP Publishing
- Published
- 2014-12
- Volume
- 105
- Issue
- 22
- Pages
- 222403
- ISSN
- 0003-6951 (ISSN-L)
- 1077-3118
- OpenAlex
- W1665510216
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- 46
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- en
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- Funders
- National Science Foundation (NSF) (DMR 1410665)
- Office of Naval Research (ONR) (N00014-13-1-0635)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Topological Materials and Phenomena
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Condensed Matter Physics › Rare-earth and actinide compounds
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
- Keywords
- SmB6, topological Kondo insulator, thin films, co-sputtering, hybridization gap, surface states, Andreev reflection, point-contact spectroscopy, surface-to-bulk ratio, polycrystalline films, (001) preferred orientation, Kondo lattice
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