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Topological Phase Transition and Texture Inversion in a Tunable Topological Insulator

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Abstract

Two types of bulk insulator are realized in the same family of compounds through chemical doping.

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The paper reports a tunable topological quantum phase transition in BiTl(S₁₋δSeδ)₂, visualized by ARPES as the bulk gap closes and Dirac-like surface states emerge. It further observes a chirality inversion of the 3D spin texture as the chemical potential crosses the Dirac node, with implications for fractional charge ±e/2.

Key findings

  • As Se concentration increases, the low-lying bulk bands separated by a 0.15 eV gap at δ = 0.0 approach each other, with the gap decreasing to less than 0.05 eV at δ = 0.4; Dirac-like surface bands emerge starting at δ = 0.6, placing the topological transition between δ = 0.4 and δ = 0.6 below 15 K.
  • In BiTl(S₀Se₁)₂, the Fermi surface is almost perfectly hexagonal at the native Fermi level (E_B = 0.01 eV) and reverts to isotropic circular shapes near the Dirac node (E_B = 0.25 eV and E_B = 0.50 eV).
  • Spin-resolved measurements show a 2D in-plane left-handed chirality spin vortex above the Dirac node and right-handed chirality below it, indicating a 180° turn-around of spin-momentum locking across the node.
  • Spin-dependent scattering profiles show suppression of elastic backscattering consistent with topological order; for the hexagonal case, a six-fold symmetric quasi-particle scattering profile suggests possible fluctuating spin-density-wave instability.

Methods

  • Systematic photoemission measurements (ARPES) on a series of BiTl(S₁₋δSeδ)₂ compositions, using incident photon energy modulation to probe k_z dispersion.
  • Spin-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (spin-ARPES) to measure in-plane and out-of-plane spin polarization textures over a large binding-energy range.
  • Scattering profiles estimated from measured spin-ARPES Fermi surfaces and topological spin textures to assess spin-independent and spin-dependent quasi-particle scattering.

Limitations

  • The paper states that finer control of bulk compositional variation does not allow locating a precise value for the transition, which could also be a consequence of an intrinsically broader topological transition.
  • The paper reports no significant out-of-plane spin-polarization component within experimental resolution, so the spin texture is described as mostly two-dimensional.
  • Evident from the text: the chirality inversion and chemical tuning are not physically realizable in Bi₂Te₃ because the node is buried under other bands.

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Crossref · 10.1126/science.1201607

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    The TIs Bi2X3 (X=Se,Te) cannot be tuned out from a trivial insulator version without a structural phase transition.

    “However, the TIs Bi 2 X 3 (X=Se,Te) cannot be tuned out from a trivial insulator version without a structural phase transition;”
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    In Bi-Sb semiconductors, the lack of gating control prevents observation of the topological phase transition.

    “and the lack of gating control necessary for its observation.”
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    Absence of surface states in ARPES within the bulk gap is a reliable indicator of topological triviality (ν0=0) for BiTl(S1-δSeδ)2.

    “The absence of SSs within the bulk gap suggests that the compound is topologically trivial ( ν 0 = 0 = θ ) for composition range of δ = 0 . 0 and δ = 0 . 4.”
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Authors
Xu, S.-Y., Xia, Y., Wray, L. A., Jia, S., Meier, F., Dil, J. H., Osterwalder, J., Slomski, B., Bansil, A., Lin, H., Cava, R. J., & Hasan, M. Z.
Affiliations
  • Princeton University (US)
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
  • University of Zurich (CH)
  • Northeastern University (US)
Corresponding author
Hasan, M. Z.
Venue
Science
Published
2011-04-29
Volume
332
Issue
6029
Pages
560-564
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2027600417
Cited by
461
References
31
Citations by year
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FWCI
23.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • DORA PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute) (submittedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
Funders
  • Office of Basic Energy Sciences (DE-FG-02-05ER46200, AC03-76SF00098, DE-FG02-07ER46352)
  • National Science Foundation (DMR-1006492)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Condensed Matter Physics › Topological Materials and Phenomena
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Condensed Matter Physics › Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Condensed Matter Physics › Magnetic properties of thin films
Keywords
topological insulators, topological phase transition, spin-orbit coupling, fractional charge, topological invariants, three-dimensional topological insulators, spin-momentum locking

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