Inter-quintuple layer coupling and topological phase transitions in the chalcogenide topological insulators
arXiv:2202.12867 · doi:10.1088/2516-1075/acb6cc
Abstract
Driving quantum phase transitions in the 3D topological insulators offers pathways to tuning the topological states and their properties. We use DFT-based calculations to systematically investigate topological phase transitions in BiSe, SbSe, BiTe and SbTe by varying the ratio of lattice constants. This ensures no net hydrostatic pressure under anisotropic stress and strain and allows a clear identification of the physics leading to the transition. As a function of , all of these materials exhibit structural and electronic stability of the quintuple layers (QLs), and quasi-linear behavior of both the inter-quintuple layer distance and the energy gap near the topological transition. Our results show that the transition is predominantly controlled by the inter-QL physics, namely by competing Coulomb and van der Waals interactions between the outer atomic sheets in neighboring quintuple layers. We discuss the implications of our results for topological tuning by alloying.
arXiv comment10 pages, 7 figures
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