Dynamics of surface electrons in a topological insulator: cyclotron resonance at room temperature

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Main Authors: Mohelsky, I., Mardele, F. Le, Dzian, J., Wyzula, J., Sun, X. D., Cho, C. W., Piot, B. A., Shankar, M., Sankar, R., Ferguson, A., Santos-Cottin, D., Marsik, P., Bernhard, C., Akrap, A., Potemski, M., Orlita, M.
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author Mohelsky, I.
Mardele, F. Le
Dzian, J.
Wyzula, J.
Sun, X. D.
Cho, C. W.
Piot, B. A.
Shankar, M.
Sankar, R.
Ferguson, A.
Santos-Cottin, D.
Marsik, P.
Bernhard, C.
Akrap, A.
Potemski, M.
Orlita, M.
author_facet Mohelsky, I.
Mardele, F. Le
Dzian, J.
Wyzula, J.
Sun, X. D.
Cho, C. W.
Piot, B. A.
Shankar, M.
Sankar, R.
Ferguson, A.
Santos-Cottin, D.
Marsik, P.
Bernhard, C.
Akrap, A.
Potemski, M.
Orlita, M.
contents The ability to manipulate the surface states of topological insulators using electric or magnetic fields under ambient conditions is a key step toward their integration into future electronic and optoelectronic devices. Here, we demonstrate - using cyclotron resonance measurements on a tin-doped BiSbTe$_2$S topological insulator - that moderate magnetic fields can quantize massless surface electrons into Landau levels even at room temperature. This finding suggests that surface-state electrons can behave as long-lived quasiparticles at unexpectedly high temperatures.
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spellingShingle Dynamics of surface electrons in a topological insulator: cyclotron resonance at room temperature
Mohelsky, I.
Mardele, F. Le
Dzian, J.
Wyzula, J.
Sun, X. D.
Cho, C. W.
Piot, B. A.
Shankar, M.
Sankar, R.
Ferguson, A.
Santos-Cottin, D.
Marsik, P.
Bernhard, C.
Akrap, A.
Potemski, M.
Orlita, M.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
The ability to manipulate the surface states of topological insulators using electric or magnetic fields under ambient conditions is a key step toward their integration into future electronic and optoelectronic devices. Here, we demonstrate - using cyclotron resonance measurements on a tin-doped BiSbTe$_2$S topological insulator - that moderate magnetic fields can quantize massless surface electrons into Landau levels even at room temperature. This finding suggests that surface-state electrons can behave as long-lived quasiparticles at unexpectedly high temperatures.
title Dynamics of surface electrons in a topological insulator: cyclotron resonance at room temperature
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.08420