2016/05/13 by Devidas, T. R., Amaladass, E. P., Sharma, Shilpam +4
#FOS: Physical sciences #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1605.04051
Magneto-transport measurements have been carried out on Bi2-xSbxSe3 (x = 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5) single crystals at 4.2 K temperature in the magnetic field range of -15 T to 15 T. Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) oscillations of 2D nature were observed in samples with Sb concentration upto x = 0.3. The analyses of SdH oscillations observed in magneto-resistance data using Lifshitz-Kosevich equation reveal a systematic decrease in the Fermi surface area with Sb substitution. The Berry phase obtained from the Landau Level fan diagram suggests the occurrence of 2D oscillations arising from a Topological Surface State (TSS) for Sb concentrations of x = 0, 0.05 and 0.1; while 2D oscillation seen at higher Sb concentration is attributed to surface 2D electron gas consequent to downward band bending.