Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2010-07-08
Nano Lett., 2010, 10 (8), pp 3118-3122
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
10.1021/nl101884h
Ultra-thin topological insulator nanostructures, in which coupling between top and bottom surface states takes place, are of great intellectual and practical importance. Due to the weak Van der Waals interaction between adjacent quintuple layers (QLs), the layered bismuth selenide (Bi2Se3), a single Dirac-cone topological insulator with a large bulk gap, can be exfoliated down to a few QLs. In this paper, we report the first controlled mechanical exfoliation of Bi2Se3 nanoribbons (> 50 QLs) by an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip down to a single QL. Microwave impedance microscopy is employed to map out the local conductivity of such ultra-thin nanoribbons, showing drastic difference in sheet resistance between 1~2 QLs and 4~5 QLs. Transport measurement carried out on an exfoliated (\leq 5 QLs) Bi2Se3 device shows non-metallic temperature dependence of resistance, in sharp contrast to the metallic behavior seen in thick (> 50 QLs) ribbons. These AFM-exfoliated thin nanoribbons afford interesting candidates for studying the transition from quantum spin Hall surface to edge states.
Cha Judy J.
Cui Yi
Hong Seung Sae
Kelly Michael A.
Kong Desheng
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