Novel Spin-texture on the warped Dirac-cone surface states in topological insulators

Details Novel Spin-texture on the warped Dirac-cone surface states in topological insulators Novel Spin-texture on the warped Dirac-cone surface states in topological insulators

2011-03-24

arxiv.org/abs/1103.4675v1

Phys. Rev. B 84, 121401 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

4 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.84.121401

We have investigated the nature of surface states in the Bi2Te3 family of three-dimensional topological insulators using first-principles calculations as well as model Hamiltonians. When the surface Dirac cone is warped due to Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling in rhombohedral structures, the spin acquires a finite out-of-plane component. We predict a novel in-plane spin-texture of the warped surface Dirac cone with spins not perpendicular to the electron momentum. Our k.p model calculation reveals that this novel in-plane spin-texture requires high order Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling terms.

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