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Article: The van der Waals epitaxy of Bi 2Se 3 on the vicinal Si(111) surface: An approach for preparing high-quality thin films of a topological insulator

TitleThe van der Waals epitaxy of Bi 2Se 3 on the vicinal Si(111) surface: An approach for preparing high-quality thin films of a topological insulator
Authors
KeywordsAs-grown
Epifilms
Growth front
Growth of thin films
Growth parameters
Issue Date2010
PublisherInstitute of Physics Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/NJP
Citation
New Journal Of Physics, 2010, v. 12 How to Cite?
AbstractThe epitaxial growth of thin films of the topological insulator Bi 2Se 3 on nominally flat and vicinal Si(111) substrates was studied. In order to achieve a planar growth front and better quality epifilms, a two-step growth method was adopted for the van der Waals epitaxy of Bi 2Se 3 to proceed. By using vicinal Si(111) substrate surfaces, the in-plane growth rate anisotropy of Bi 2Se 3 was exploited in order to achieve single crystalline Bi 2Se 3 epifilms, in which threading defects and twins are effectively suppressed. The optimization of the growth parameters has resulted in the vicinal Bi 2Se 3 films showing a carrier mobility of ∼2000 cm 2 V -1 s -1 and a background doping of ∼ 3×10 18 cm -3 of the as-grown layers. Such samples not only show a relatively high magnetoresistance but also show a linear dependence on the magnetic field. © IOP Publishing Ltd. and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/129341
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.090
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
University Grants Committee of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)SEG CUHK06
Research Grant Council of HKSAR, ChinaHKU 10/CRF/08
HKU
Funding Information:

We are grateful to W K Ho for technical support in the growth experiments and to Stephen S Y Chui for assistance with XRD experiments. The PPMS facilities used for the magneto-transport measurements are supported by a Special Equipment Grant (SEG CUHK06) from the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). This work was financially supported by a Collaborative Research Fund from the Research Grant Council of HKSAR, China, under grant no. HKU 10/CRF/08, and by a Seed Fund for Basic Research from HKU.

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dc.contributor.authorKan, Xen_HK
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dc.contributor.authorWong, TLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWang, Nen_HK
dc.contributor.authorXie, MHen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-23T08:35:39Z-
dc.date.available2010-12-23T08:35:39Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationNew Journal Of Physics, 2010, v. 12en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1367-2630en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/129341-
dc.description.abstractThe epitaxial growth of thin films of the topological insulator Bi 2Se 3 on nominally flat and vicinal Si(111) substrates was studied. In order to achieve a planar growth front and better quality epifilms, a two-step growth method was adopted for the van der Waals epitaxy of Bi 2Se 3 to proceed. By using vicinal Si(111) substrate surfaces, the in-plane growth rate anisotropy of Bi 2Se 3 was exploited in order to achieve single crystalline Bi 2Se 3 epifilms, in which threading defects and twins are effectively suppressed. The optimization of the growth parameters has resulted in the vicinal Bi 2Se 3 films showing a carrier mobility of ∼2000 cm 2 V -1 s -1 and a background doping of ∼ 3×10 18 cm -3 of the as-grown layers. Such samples not only show a relatively high magnetoresistance but also show a linear dependence on the magnetic field. © IOP Publishing Ltd. and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherInstitute of Physics Publishing Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.iop.org/EJ/journal/NJPen_HK
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dc.rightsNew Journal of Physics. Copyright © Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.-
dc.subjectAs-grown-
dc.subjectEpifilms-
dc.subjectGrowth front-
dc.subjectGrowth of thin films-
dc.subjectGrowth parameters-
dc.titleThe van der Waals epitaxy of Bi 2Se 3 on the vicinal Si(111) surface: An approach for preparing high-quality thin films of a topological insulatoren_HK
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