Quantum oscillations in metallic Sb2Te2Se topological insulator
arXiv:1701.01277 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.95.075102
Abstract
We have studied the magnetotransport properties of the metallic, p-type Sb2Te2Se which is a topological insulator. Magnetoresistance shows Shubnikov de Haas oscillations in fields above B=15 T. The maxima/minima positions of oscillations measured at different tilt angles with respect to the B direction align with the normal component of field Bcosine, implying the existence of a 2D Fermi surface in Sb2Te2Se. The value of the Berry phase determined from a Landau level fan diagram is very close to 0.5, further suggesting that the oscillations result from topological surface states. From Lifshitz-Kosevich analyses, the position of the Fermi level is found to be EF =250 meV, above the Dirac point. This value of EF is almost 3 times as large as that in our previous study on the Bi2Se2:1Te0:9 topological insulator; however, it still touches the tip of the bulk valence band. This explains the metallic behavior and hole-like bulk charge carriers in the Sb2Te2Se compound.
Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. B
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