Wednesday, July 11, 2012

1207.2260 (Zhaoguo Li et al.)

Two-dimensional universal conductance fluctuations and the
electron-phonon interaction of topological surface states in Bi2Te2Se
nanoribbons
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Zhaoguo Li, Taishi Chen, Haiyang Pan, Fengqi Song, Baigeng Wang, Junhao Han, Yuyuan Qin, Xuefeng Wang, Rong Zhang, Jianguo Wan, Dingyu Xing, Guanghou Wang
The universal conductance fluctuations (UCFs), one of the most important manifestations of mesoscopic electronic interference, have not yet been demonstrated for the two-dimensional surface state of topological insulators (TIs). Even if one delicately suppresses the bulk conductance by improving the quality of TI crystals, the fluctuation of the bulk conductance still keeps competitive and difficult to be separated from the desired UCFs of surface carriers. Here we report on the experimental evidence of the UCFs of the two-dimensional surface state in the bulk insulating Bi2Te2Se nanoribbons. The solely-B\perp-dependent UCF is achieved and its temperature dependence is investigated. The surface transport is further revealed by weak antilocalizations. Such survived UCFs of the topological surface states result from the limited dephasing length of the bulk carriers in ternary crystals. The electron-phonon interaction is addressed as a secondary source of the surface state dephasing based on the temperature-dependent scaling behavior.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1207.2260

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