Impurity scattering in the bulk of topological insulators

被引：10
作者：
Chan, Cheung [1 ]
Ng, Tai-Kai [1 ]
机构：
[1] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Phys, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
来源：
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 2012年 / 85卷 / 11期
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D O I：
10.1103/PhysRevB.85.115207
中图分类号：
T [工业技术];
学科分类号：
08 ;
摘要：
We study in this paper time-reversal delta-impurity scattering effects in the bulk of topological insulators (TI) in two and three dimensions. Specifically we consider how impurity scattering strength is affected by the bulk band structure of topological insulators. An interesting band inversion effect associated with the change of the system from ordinary to topological insulator is pointed out. Experimental consequences of our findings are discussed.
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