In-plane magnetic field driven conductance modulations in topological insulator kinks
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| author | Behner, Gerrit Moors, Kristof Zhang, Yong Schleenvoigt, Michael Rupp, Alina Zimmermann, Erik Jalil, Abdur Rehman Schüffelgen, Peter Lüth, Hans Grützmacher, Detlev Schäpers, Thomas |
| author_facet | Behner, Gerrit Moors, Kristof Zhang, Yong Schleenvoigt, Michael Rupp, Alina Zimmermann, Erik Jalil, Abdur Rehman Schüffelgen, Peter Lüth, Hans Grützmacher, Detlev Schäpers, Thomas |
| contents | We present low-temperature magnetoconductance measurements on Bi$_{1.5}$Sb$_{0.5}$Te$_{1.8}$Se$_{1.2}$ kinks with ribbon-shaped legs. The conductance displays a clear dependence on the in-plane magnetic field orientation. The conductance modulation is consistent with orbital effect-driven trapping of the topological surface states on different side facets of the legs of the kink, which affects their transmission across the kink. This magnetic field-driven trapping and conductance pattern can be explained with a semiclassical picture and is supported by quantum transport simulations. The interpretation is corroborated by varying the angle of the kink and analyzing the temperature dependence of the observed magnetoconductance pattern, indicating the importance of phase coherence along the cross section perimeter of the kink legs. |
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| spellingShingle | In-plane magnetic field driven conductance modulations in topological insulator kinks Behner, Gerrit Moors, Kristof Zhang, Yong Schleenvoigt, Michael Rupp, Alina Zimmermann, Erik Jalil, Abdur Rehman Schüffelgen, Peter Lüth, Hans Grützmacher, Detlev Schäpers, Thomas Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics We present low-temperature magnetoconductance measurements on Bi$_{1.5}$Sb$_{0.5}$Te$_{1.8}$Se$_{1.2}$ kinks with ribbon-shaped legs. The conductance displays a clear dependence on the in-plane magnetic field orientation. The conductance modulation is consistent with orbital effect-driven trapping of the topological surface states on different side facets of the legs of the kink, which affects their transmission across the kink. This magnetic field-driven trapping and conductance pattern can be explained with a semiclassical picture and is supported by quantum transport simulations. The interpretation is corroborated by varying the angle of the kink and analyzing the temperature dependence of the observed magnetoconductance pattern, indicating the importance of phase coherence along the cross section perimeter of the kink legs. |
| title | In-plane magnetic field driven conductance modulations in topological insulator kinks |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.06924 |