Reactive Chemical Doping of the Bi2Se3 Topological Insulator

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作者
Benia, Hadj M. [1 ]
Lin, Chengtian [1 ]
Kern, Klaus [1 ,2 ]
Ast, Christian R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Festkorperforsch, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
[2] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Inst Phys Mat Condensee, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
关键词
SINGLE DIRAC CONE; ELECTRON-GAS; SURFACE;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.177602
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Using angular resolved photoemission spectroscopy we studied the evolution of the surface electronic structure of the topological insulator Bi2Se3 as a function of water vapor exposure. We find that a surface reaction with water induces a band bending, which shifts the Dirac point deep into the occupied states and creates quantum well states with a strong Rashba-type splitting. The surface is thus not chemically inert, but the topological state remains protected. The band bending is traced back to Se abstraction, leaving positively charged vacancies at the surface. Because of the presence of water vapor, a similar effect takes place when Bi2Se3 crystals are left in vacuum or cleaved in air, which likely explains the aging effect observed in the Bi2Se3 band structure.
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