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Transport Studies of the Electrical, Magnetic and Thermoelectric properties of Topological Insulator Thin Films

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Authors:
  1. Jinsong Zhang

    1. Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

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  • 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

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    • Jinsong Zhang
    Pages 1-21

  3. Experimental Setup and Methods

    • Jinsong Zhang
    Pages 23-37

  4. Band Structure Engineering in TIs

    • Jinsong Zhang
    Pages 39-53

  5. Topology-Driven Magnetic Quantum Phase Transition

    • Jinsong Zhang
    Pages 55-86

  6. Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect

    • Jinsong Zhang
    Pages 87-98

  7. Dichotomy Between Electrical and Thermoelectric Properties

    • Jinsong Zhang
    Pages 99-108

  8. Concluding Remarks

    • Jinsong Zhang
    Pages 109-110

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 111-116
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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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

    Jinsong Zhang

About the author

Jinsong Zhang received his B.Sc. in Physic in Tsinghua University, P. R. China in 2008. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from Physics Department of Tsinghua University in January 2014. His major research project in Prof. Yayu Wang's group was the transport studies of the electric, magnetic and thermoelectric properties in topological insulator thin films. At present, he is a post-doc fellow in Prof. Yi Cui's group in the Department of Material Science and Engineering, Stanford University. His current projects are focusing on the fabrication and characterization of two-dimensional layer materials.

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

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