화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol.440, 26-30, 2016
Growth and characterization of large weak topological insulator Bi2TeI single crystal by Bismuth self-flux method
Two dimensional (2D) topological insulators (TIs) with a quantum spin Hall (QSH) effect feature edge states (ESs) that are topologically protected from backscattering. Bi2TeI with 2D Bismuth bilayer is one of the representative compounds of weak topological insulator. However, nobody has prepared a high quality single crystal with a millimeter size so far. Here, we have successfully synthesized a large single crystal sized up to "millimeter (similar to 5 x 5 mm(2))" using the Bismuth self-flux method. And we also found its giant anisotropy transport behavior in Bi2TeI of a 2D TI constructed from nontrivial Bi bilayers (Quantum Spin Hall phase) capped by a trivial Te-Bi-I layer. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.