Effects of GaAs buffer layer on quantum anomalous Hall insulator Vy(BixSb1-x)2-yTe3

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Main Authors: Nakazawa, Yusuke, Akiho, Takafumi, Kanisawa, Kiyoshi, Irie, Hiroshi, Kumada, Norio, Muraki, Koji
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author Nakazawa, Yusuke
Akiho, Takafumi
Kanisawa, Kiyoshi
Irie, Hiroshi
Kumada, Norio
Muraki, Koji
author_facet Nakazawa, Yusuke
Akiho, Takafumi
Kanisawa, Kiyoshi
Irie, Hiroshi
Kumada, Norio
Muraki, Koji
contents We report the growth, structural characterization, and transport properties of the quantum anomalous Hall insulator Vy(BixSb1-x)2-yTe3 (VBST) grown on a GaAs buffer layer by molecular beam epitaxy on a GaAs(111)A substrate. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy show that the implementation of a GaAs buffer layer improves the crystal and interface quality compared to the control sample grown directly on an InP substrate. Both samples exhibit the quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE), but with similar thermal stability despite the different structural properties. Notably, the QAHE in the sample grown on a GaAs buffer layer displays a significantly larger (almost double) coercive field with a much smaller resistivity peak at the magnetization reversal. Possible effects of the interface quality on the magnetic properties of VBST and the QAHE are discussed.
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spellingShingle Effects of GaAs buffer layer on quantum anomalous Hall insulator Vy(BixSb1-x)2-yTe3
Nakazawa, Yusuke
Akiho, Takafumi
Kanisawa, Kiyoshi
Irie, Hiroshi
Kumada, Norio
Muraki, Koji
Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
We report the growth, structural characterization, and transport properties of the quantum anomalous Hall insulator Vy(BixSb1-x)2-yTe3 (VBST) grown on a GaAs buffer layer by molecular beam epitaxy on a GaAs(111)A substrate. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy show that the implementation of a GaAs buffer layer improves the crystal and interface quality compared to the control sample grown directly on an InP substrate. Both samples exhibit the quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE), but with similar thermal stability despite the different structural properties. Notably, the QAHE in the sample grown on a GaAs buffer layer displays a significantly larger (almost double) coercive field with a much smaller resistivity peak at the magnetization reversal. Possible effects of the interface quality on the magnetic properties of VBST and the QAHE are discussed.
title Effects of GaAs buffer layer on quantum anomalous Hall insulator Vy(BixSb1-x)2-yTe3
topic Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.12268