Spectral asymmetry induces a re-entrant quantum Hall effect in a topological insulator
arXiv:2402.05770 · doi:10.1002/advs.202307447
Abstract
The band inversion of topological materials in three spatial dimensions is intimately connected to the parity anomaly of two-dimensional massless Dirac fermions. At finite magnetic fields, the parity anomaly reveals itself as a non-zero spectral asymmetry, i.e., a non-zero difference between the number of conduction and valence band Landau levels, due to the unpaired zero Landau level. Here, we realize this two-dimensional Dirac physics at a single surface of the three-dimensional topological insulator (Hg,Mn)Te. We observe an unconventional re-entrant quantum Hall effect that can be directly related to the occurrence of spectral asymmetry in a single topological surface state. The effect should be observable in any topological insulator where the transport is dominated by a single Dirac surface state.
arXiv comment13 pages, 10 figures, originally submitted version, includes supplementary material
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