Natural sulfur-containing minerals as topological insulators with a wide band gap

I. V. Silkin, T. V. Menshchikova, M. M. Otrokov, S. V. Eremeev, Yu M. Koroteev, M. G. Vergniory, V. M. Kuznetsov, E. V. Chulkov

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Abstract

The electronic structure of quaternary natural minerals PbBi ₂Te ₂S ₂ (aleksite), Pb ₂Bi ₂Te ₂S ₃ (saddlebackite), and PbBi ₄Te ₄S ₃ (C phase) has been theoretically studied. These compounds have a layered structure: aleksite and saddlebackite are formed by seven- and nine-layer blocks, respectively, and C phase consists of five- and seven-layer blocks separated by van der Waals gaps. It has been shown that all studied materials are three-dimensional topological insulators with a wide band gap in the electronic spectrum and have a high spin polarization. For these reasons, they are promising for applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	322-325
Number of pages	4
Journal	JETP Letters
Volume	96
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1134/S0021364012170158
Publication status	Published - Nov 2012
Externally published	Yes

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Silkin, I. V., Menshchikova, T. V., Otrokov, M. M., Eremeev, S. V., Koroteev, Y. M., Vergniory, M. G., ... Chulkov, E. V. (2012). Natural sulfur-containing minerals as topological insulators with a wide band gap. JETP Letters, 96(5), 322-325. https://doi.org/10.1134/S0021364012170158

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