TY - JOUR
T1 - Structure and basal twinning of topological insulator Bi2Se3 grown by MBE onto crystalline Y3 F e5 O12
AU - Reifsnyder Hickey, Danielle
AU - Azadani, Javad G.
AU - Richardella, Anthony R.
AU - Kally, James C.
AU - Lee, Joon Sue
AU - Chang, Houchen
AU - Liu, Tao
AU - Wu, Mingzhong
AU - Samarth, Nitin
AU - Low, Tony
AU - Andre Mkhoyan, K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 American Physical Society.
PY - 2019/6/25
Y1 - 2019/6/25
N2 - Whereas thin films of topological insulators grown by molecular beam epitaxy often display regular, triangular features, Bi2Se3 films grown onto yttrium iron garnet (YIG) display much greater disorder. Here, we present observations of various types of disorder present in these films using atomic force microscopy and scanning transmission electron microscopy. The investigation reveals the presence of an amorphous metal oxide layer between the substrate and the film, which appears to smooth out the nanometer-scale undulations in the YIG surface. It also shows the existence of quasiordered arrays of heavy atoms in some interfacial regions, as well as rotations and tilting between adjacent grains and basal twinning at various heights in the film. Using density functional theory, we explore the impact of these prominent basal twins on the electronic structure of the film.
AB - Whereas thin films of topological insulators grown by molecular beam epitaxy often display regular, triangular features, Bi2Se3 films grown onto yttrium iron garnet (YIG) display much greater disorder. Here, we present observations of various types of disorder present in these films using atomic force microscopy and scanning transmission electron microscopy. The investigation reveals the presence of an amorphous metal oxide layer between the substrate and the film, which appears to smooth out the nanometer-scale undulations in the YIG surface. It also shows the existence of quasiordered arrays of heavy atoms in some interfacial regions, as well as rotations and tilting between adjacent grains and basal twinning at various heights in the film. Using density functional theory, we explore the impact of these prominent basal twins on the electronic structure of the film.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.061201
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.061201
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85068939247
SN - 2475-9953
VL - 3
JO - Physical Review Materials
JF - Physical Review Materials
IS - 6
M1 - 061201
ER -