Van der Waals epitaxial growth of topological insulator Bi${}_{2-x}$Sb${}_x$Te${}_{3-y}$Se${}_y$ ultrathin nanoplate on electrically insulating fluorophlogopite mica

Ngoc Han Tu, Yoichi Tanabe, Khuong Kim Huynh +7

We report the growth of high quality Bi${}_{2-x}$Sb${}_x$Te${}_{3-y}$Se${}_y$ ultrathin nanoplates (BSTS-NPs) on an electrically insulating fluorophlogopite mica substrate using a catalyst…