Topological Properties of SnSe/EuS and SnTe/CaTe Interfaces

Abstract

We use density functional theory calculations to study the electronic structure of epitaxial (111) interfaces of the topological crystalline insulators SnSe and SnTe with the magnetic insulator EuS and the non-magnetic insulator CaTe, respectively. We consider both interface slab models with a vacuum region and periodic heterostructures without vacuum. We find that gaps of 21 meV at the $\Gamma$ point and 9 meV at the M point arise in the topological state at the SnSe/EuS interface, due to the magnetic proximity effect, which breaks the time reversal symmetry. The surface state at $\Gamma$ is shifted below the Fermi level by 88 meV and the surface state at M is shifted above the Fermi level by 47 meV, owing to band bending at the interface. By comparison, the topological state at the interface of SnTe/CaTe is unperturbed by the presence of non-magnetic CaTe.

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