Authors:
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by
- Tsinghua University
- descriptions of the technique of transport measurements on topological
- insulator thin films
- Presents the experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect for the first time
- Illustrates a topology-driven magnetic quantum phase transition
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book presents the transport studies of topological insulator thin films grown by molecular beam epitaxy. Through band structure engineering, the ideal topological insulators, (Bi1−xSbx)2Te3 ternary alloys, are successfully fabricated, which possess truly insulating bulk and tunable conducting surface states. Further transport measurements on these ternary alloys reveal a disentanglement between the magnetoelectric and thermoelectric properties. In magnetically doped topological insulators, the fascinating quantum anomalous Hall effect was experimentally observed for the first time. Moreover, the topology-driven magnetic quantum phase transition was Systematically controlled by varying the strength of the spin-orbital coupling. Readers will not only benefit from the description of the technique of transport measurements, but will also be inspired by the understanding of topological insulators.
Keywords
- (Bi1−xSbx)2Te3 Ternary Alloys
- Magnetic Topological Insulator
- Molecular Beam Epitaxy
- Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect
- Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect
- Thermoelectric Effect
- Topological Quantum Phase Transition
- Topology-driven Magnetic Quantum Phase Transition
- Topology-driven Magnetic Quantum Phase Transition
Authors and Affiliations
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Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Jinsong Zhang
About the author
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Transport Studies of the Electrical, Magnetic and Thermoelectric properties of Topological Insulator Thin Films
Authors: Jinsong Zhang
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49927-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-49925-2Published: 26 April 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-57049-4Published: 09 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-49927-6Published: 18 April 2016
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 116
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 84 illustrations in colour
Topics: Condensed Matter Physics, Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films