Field-induced charge symmetry revealed by nuclear magnetic resonance in the topological insulator Bi2Te3
Guehne R, Haase J, Shekhar C, Felser C (2021)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2021
Journal
Book Volume: 3
Article Number: L012018
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.L012018
Abstract
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) was recently shown to measure the bulk band inversion of Bi2Se3 through changes in the Bi209 nuclear quadrupole interaction, and the corresponding tensor of the local electric field gradient was found to follow, surprisingly, the direction of the external magnetic field if the sample is rotated. This manifests a hidden property of the charge carriers in the bulk of this topological insulator, which is explored here with another material, Bi2Te3. It is found that two electric field gradients appear to be present at Bi209, one rests with the lattice, as usual, while a second follows the external field if it is rotated with respect to the crystal axes. These electronic degrees of freedom and their lifetime is believed to be responsible for an alternate quadrupolar relaxation that should lead to other special properties including the electronic specific heat.
Involved external institutions
Universität Leipzig
Germany (DE)
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe (MPI CPfS) / Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
Germany (DE)
Germany (DE)
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe (MPI CPfS) / Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
Germany (DE)
How to cite
APA:
Guehne, R., Haase, J., Shekhar, C., & Felser, C. (2021). Field-induced charge symmetry revealed by nuclear magnetic resonance in the topological insulator Bi2Te3. Physical Review Research, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.L012018
MLA:
Guehne, Robin, et al. "Field-induced charge symmetry revealed by nuclear magnetic resonance in the topological insulator Bi2Te3." Physical Review Research 3.1 (2021).
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