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Evolution of Topological Surface States Following Sb Layer Adsorption on Bi2Se3
Authors:Kris Holtgrewe  Conor Hogan  Simone Sanna
Affiliation:1.Institut für Theoretische Physik, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, 35392 Gießen, Germany;2.Center for Materials Research (LaMa), Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, 35392 Gießen, Germany;3.Istituto di Struttura della Materia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISM-CNR), Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Roma, Italy;
Abstract:Thin antimony layers adsorbed on bismuth selenide (Bi2Se3) present an exciting topological insulator system. Much recent effort has been made to understand the synthesis and electronic properties of the heterostructure, particularly the migration of the topological surface states under adsorption. However, the intertwinement of the topological surface states of the pristine Bi2Se3 substrate with the Sb adlayer remains unclear. In this theoretical work, we apply density functional theory (DFT) to model heterostructures of single and double atomic layers of Sb on a bismuth selenide substrate. We thereby discuss established and alternative structural models, as well as the hybridization of topological surface states with the Sb states. Concerning the geometry, we reveal the possibility of structures with inverted Sb layers which are energetically close to the established ones. The formation energy differences are below 10 meV/atom. Concerning the hybridization, we trace the band structure evolution as a function of the adlayer-substrate distance. By following changes in the connection between the Kramers pairs, we extract a series of topological phase transitions. This allows us to explain the origin of the complex band structure, and ultimately complete our knowledge about this peculiar system.
Keywords:surface science   topological insulator   topological surface states   topological phase transition   van der waals   hetero structure   bismuth selenide   adsorption   density functional theory   ab initio
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