Tetradymites as thermoelectrics and topological insulators

JP Heremans, RJ Cava, N Samarth - Nature Reviews Materials, 2017 - nature.com
Tetradymites are M 2 X 3 compounds—in which M is a group V metal, usually Bi or Sb, and
X is a group VI anion, Te, Se or S—that crystallize in a rhombohedral structure. Bi 2 Se 3, Bi …

Topological insulator materials

Y Ando - Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 2013 - journals.jps.jp
Topological insulators represent a new quantum state of matter which is characterized by
peculiar edge or surface states that show up due to a topological character of the bulk wave …

Topological quantum matter to topological phase conversion: Fundamentals, materials, physical systems for phase conversions, and device applications

MMH Polash, S Yalameha, H Zhou, K Ahadi… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The spin-orbit coupling field, an atomic magnetic field inside a Kramers' system, or discrete
symmetries can create a topological torus in the Brillouin Zone and provide protected edge …

Topological insulator nanostructures for near-infrared transparent flexible electrodes

H Peng, W Dang, J Cao, Y Chen, D Wu, W Zheng… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Topological insulators are an intriguing class of materials with an insulating bulk state and
gapless Dirac-type edge/surface states. Recent theoretical work predicts that few-layer …

Atomically thick bismuth selenide freestanding single layers achieving enhanced thermoelectric energy harvesting

Y Sun, H Cheng, S Gao, Q Liu, Z Sun… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Thermoelectric materials can realize significant energy savings by generating electricity from
untapped waste heat. However, the coupling of the thermoelectric parameters unfortunately …

Patterning two-dimensional chalcogenide crystals of Bi2Se3 and In2Se3 and efficient photodetectors

W Zheng, T Xie, Y Zhou, YL Chen, W Jiang… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Patterning of high-quality two-dimensional chalcogenide crystals with unique planar
structures and various fascinating electronic properties offers great potential for batch …

Review of 3D topological insulator thin‐film growth by molecular beam epitaxy and potential applications

L He, X Kou, KL Wang - physica status solidi (RRL)–Rapid …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Thin films of V–VI compound semiconductors (Bi2Se3, Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3) have been
synthesized recently as three‐dimensional topological insulators (TIs). Although these …

Surface-Dominated Conduction in a 6 nm thick Bi2Se3 Thin Film

L He, F Xiu, X Yu, M Teague, W Jiang, Y Fan, X Kou… - Nano …, 2012 - ACS Publications
We report a direct observation of surface dominated conduction in an intrinsic Bi2Se3 thin
film with a thickness of six quintuple layers grown on lattice-matched CdS (0001) substrates …

Interplay between different magnetisms in Cr-doped topological insulators

X Kou, M Lang, Y Fan, Y Jiang, T Nie, J Zhang… - ACS …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Breaking the time-reversal-symmetry of topological insulators through magnetic doping has
led to exotic physical discoveries. Here, we report the gate-dependent magneto-transport …

Atomic Reconfiguration of van der Waals Gaps as the Key to Switching in GeTe/Sb2Te3 Superlattices

AV Kolobov, P Fons, Y Saito, J Tominaga - ACS omega, 2017 - ACS Publications
Nonvolatile memory, of which phase-change memory (PCM) is a leading technology, is
currently a key element of various electronics and portable systems. An important step in the …