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@PHDTHESIS{Eschbach:811622,
author = {Eschbach, Markus},
title = {{B}and {S}tructure {E}ngineering in 3{D} {T}opological
{I}nsulators {I}nvestigated by {A}ngle-{R}esolved
{P}hotoemission {S}pectroscopy},
volume = {126},
school = {Universität Duisburg},
type = {Dissertation},
address = {Jülich},
publisher = {Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Zentralbibliothek, Verlag},
reportid = {FZJ-2016-04034},
isbn = {978-3-95806-149-1},
series = {Schriften des Forschungszentrums Jülich. Reihe
Schlüsseltechnologien / Key Technologie},
pages = {VIII, 153 S.},
year = {2016},
note = {Dissertation, Universität Duisburg, 2016},
abstract = {Three-dimensional topological insulators (3D TIs) are a new
state of quantum matter and open up fascinating
opportunities for novel spintronic devices due to their
unique electronic properties: the simultaneous presence of
an insulating energy gap in the bulk and conductive,
spin-polarized electronic states at their surface. Unlike
the metallic surface states of ordinary (topologically
trivial) materials, these (topologically non-trivial)
surface states are induced and protected by time reversal
symmetry and by a new bulk property, called topology.
However, for the usability of TI materials in spintronic
devices one needs to find means to engineer their electronic
band structure such that the Fermi level falls into the band
gap, since most of the 3D TI materials suffer from
significant bulk conductivity also at their surfaces. In
this thesis different approaches are presented to manipulate
the Fermi level and thereby engineer the electronic
properties of thin films of typical 3D TI materials, such as
Bi$_{2}$Se$_{3}$, Bi$_{2}$Te$_{3}$, and Sb$_{2}$Te$_{3}$,
which were grown by molecular beam epitaxy. Their surface
electronic structure is investigated using angle-resolved
photoelectron spectroscopy. Besides conventional approaches
like surface or bulk doping, the successful realization of a
vertical topological p-n junction in epitaxial
Sb$_{2}$Te$_{3}$/Bi$_{2}$Te$_{3}$/Si(111) heterostructures
is demonstrated for the first time. Besides the verification
of the crystalline quality of the bilayers and integrity of
the interface, it is shown that it is possible to drive the
surface of Sb$_{2}$Te$_{3}$ from being $\textit{p}$-type
into $\textit{n}$-type by varying the influence from the
lower Bi$_{2}$Te$_{3}$ layer, i.e. the built-in
electrostatic potential caused by the depletion layer. The
experimental findings are supported by solving the
Schrödinger and Poisson equations self-consistently and
thus simulating the band diagram throughout the
heterostructure. Further, a thorough investigation of the
crystal structure as well as the rich electronic (spin-)
structure of the natural superlattice phase Bi$_{1}$Te$_{1}$
= (Bi$_{2}$)$_{1}$(Bi$_{2}$Te$_{3}$)$_{2}$ is presented. It
is shown by density functional theory that Bi$_{1}$Te$_{1}$,
contrary to the closely related, prototypical strong 3D TI
Bi$_{2}$Te$_{3}$, is a weak topological insulator with
$v_{0}$; ($v_{1}$$v_{2}$v$_{3}$) = 0; (001). According to
this, surfaces, which are perpendicular to the stacking
direction, i.e. parallel to the natural cleavage planes, are
expected to be free of topological surface states. Indeed,
such surface is shown to exhibit surface states which in
fact can easily be confused with topological Dirac cones but
do not possess a measurable helical spin polarization which
thus confirms the weak topological nature of
Bi$_{1}$Te$_{1}$.},
cin = {PGI-6},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)PGI-6-20110106},
pnm = {899 - ohne Topic (POF3-899)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-899},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)3 / PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/811622},
}