Topological insulator ribbon: Surface states and dynamical response

Details Topological insulator ribbon: Surface states and dynamical response Topological insulator ribbon: Surface states and dynamical response

2011-11-20

arxiv.org/abs/1111.4614v2

Phys. Rev. B 84, 235303 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

6 pages, 4 figures, references updated

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.84.235303

We study theoretically the distributions of charge and spin polarization of a topological insulator ribbon, with a realistic rectangular cross section. Due to constriction in two lateral directions, the surface states discretize into a series of subbands inside of the bulk band gap. The charge and spin distribution show interesting characters which are different from an ideal topological surface state. The effect of merging of four different surface states into the new one as an entity are analyzed. Optical conductivity and dynamical spin susceptibility of the ribbon are studied. Different from a single ideal surface, the optical response and dynamical spin susceptibility of a ribbon do not have a clear correspondence. The dynamical spin susceptibility could be used to identify the more adequate model for Bi$_2$Se$_3$.

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