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Manifestation of a Second Dirac Surface State and Bulk Bands in THz Radiation from Topological Insulators.

ABSTRACT: Topological insulators (TIs) are interesting quantum matters that have a narrow bandgap for bulk and a Dirac-cone-like conducting surface state (SS). The recent discovered second Dirac surface state (SS) and bulk bands (BBs) located ~1.5 eV above the first SS are important for optical coupling in TIs. Here, we report on the time-domain measurements of THz radiation generated from TIs n-type Cu(0.02)Bi2Se3 and p-type Bi2Te3 single crystals by ultrafast optical pulse excitation. The observed polarity-reversal of the THz pulse originated from transient current is unusual, and cannot be reconciled with the photo-Dember effect. The second SS and BBs are found to be indispensable for the explanation of the unusual phenomenon. Thanks to the existence of the second SS and BBs, TIs manifest an effective wide band gap in THz generation. The present study demonstrates that time-domain THz spectroscopy provide rich information of the optical coupling and the electronic structure of TIs.

SUBMITTER: Tu CM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4569898 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Manifestation of a Second Dirac Surface State and Bulk Bands in THz Radiation from Topological Insulators.

Tu Chien-Ming CM Yeh Tien-Tien TT Tzeng Wen-Yen WY Chen Yi-Ru YR Chen Hsueh-Ju HJ Ku Shin-An SA Luo Chih-Wei CW Lin Jiunn-Yuan JY Wu Kaung-Hsiung KH Juang Jenh-Yih JY Kobayashi Takayoshi T Cheng Cheng-Maw CM Tsuei Ku-Ding KD Berger Helmuth H Sankar Raman R Chou Fang-Cheng FC

Scientific reports 20150915

Topological insulators (TIs) are interesting quantum matters that have a narrow bandgap for bulk and a Dirac-cone-like conducting surface state (SS). The recent discovered second Dirac surface state (SS) and bulk bands (BBs) located ~1.5 eV above the first SS are important for optical coupling in TIs. Here, we report on the time-domain measurements of THz radiation generated from TIs n-type Cu(0.02)Bi2Se3 and p-type Bi2Te3 single crystals by ultrafast optical pulse excitation. The observed polar ...[more]

PMID: 26370337

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Project description:A new kind of magnetically-doped antiferromagnetic (AFM) topological insulators (TIs) with stoichiometry Bi1.09Gd0.06Sb0.85Te3 has been studied by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), superconducting magnetometry (SQUID) and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) with analysis of its electronic structure and surface-derived magnetic properties at different temperatures. This TI is characterized by the location of the Dirac gap at the Fermi level (EF) and a bulk AFM coupling below the Neel temperature (4-8 K). At temperatures higher than the bulk AFM/PM transition, a surface magnetic layer is proposed to develop, where the coupling between the magnetic moments located at magnetic impurities (Gd) is mediated by the Topological Surface State (TSS) via surface Dirac-fermion-mediated magnetic coupling. This hypothesis is supported by a gap opening at the Dirac point (DP) indicated by the surface-sensitive ARPES, a weak hysteresis loop measured by SQUID at temperatures between 30 and 100 K, XMCD measurements demonstrating a surface magnetic moment at 70 K and a temperature dependence of the electrical resistance exhibiting a mid-gap semiconducting behavior up to temperatures of 100-130 K, which correlates with the temperature dependence of the surface magnetization and confirms the conclusion that only TSS are located at the EF. The increase of the TSS's spectral weight during resonant ARPES at a photon energy corresponding to the Gd 4d-4f edge support the hypothesis of a magnetic coupling between the Gd ions via the TSS and corresponding magnetic moment transfer at elevated temperatures. Finally, the observed out-of-plane and in-plane magnetization induced by synchrotron radiation (SR) due to non-equal depopulation of the TSS with opposite momentum, as seen through change in the Dirac gap value and the k∥-shift of the Dirac cone (DC) states, can be an indicator of the modification of the surface magnetic coupling mediated by the TSS.

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Manifestation of a Second Dirac Surface State and Bulk Bands in THz Radiation from Topological Insulators.

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