Superlinear Photogalvanic Effects in (Bi0.3Sb0.7)2(Te0.1Se0.9)3: Probing Three-Dimensional Topological Insulator Surface States at Room Temperature
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F49777513%3A23640%2F21%3A43964069" target="_blank" >RIV/49777513:23640/21:43964069 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.16.064030" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.16.064030</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.16.064030" target="_blank" >10.1103/PhysRevApplied.16.064030</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Superlinear Photogalvanic Effects in (Bi0.3Sb0.7)2(Te0.1Se0.9)3: Probing Three-Dimensional Topological Insulator Surface States at Room Temperature
Original language description
We report on the observation of a complex nonlinear intensity dependence of the circular and linear photogalvanic currents induced by infrared radiation in compensated (Bi0.3Sb0.7)(2) (Te0.1Se0.9)(3) three-dimensional topological insulators. The photocurrents are induced by direct optical transitions between topological surface and bulk states. We show that an increase in the radiation intensity results first in a highly superlinear rise in the amplitude of both types of photocurrents, whereas at higher intensities the photocurrent saturates. Our analysis of the observed nonlinearities shows that the superlinear behavior of the photocurrents is caused by heating of the electron gas, while the saturation is induced by slow relaxation of the photoexcited carriers, resulting in absorbance bleaching. The observed nonlinearities give access to the Fermi-level position with respect to the Dirac point and the energy relaxation times of Dirac fermions, providing an experimental room-temperature probe of topological surface states.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10302 - Condensed matter physics (including formerly solid state physics, supercond.)
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/EF15_003%2F0000358" target="_blank" >EF15_003/0000358: Computational and Experimental Design of Advanced Materials with New Functionalities</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Physical Review Applied
ISSN
2331-7019
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Volume of the periodical
21
Issue of the periodical within the volume
6
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
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UT code for WoS article
000731532700001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85121620618