Experimental evidence of hidden topological surface states in PbBi 4Te7


Okuda T., Maegawa T., Ye M., Shirai K., Warashina T., Miyamoto K., ...daha çox

Physical Review Letters, vol.111, no.20, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

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A topological surface state that is protected physically under the Bi 2Te3-like five-layer block has been revealed on the Pb-based topological insulator (TI) PbBi4Te7 by bulk sensitive angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPES). Furthermore, conservation of the spin polarization of the hidden topological surface states is directly confirmed by bulk-sensitive spin ARPES observation. This finding paves the way to realize the real spintronics devices by TIs that are operable in the real environment. © 2013 American Physical Society.