Selective Fabrication of Bismuthene and α-Bi on Hydrogen-Terminated SiC (0001)

K Yaegashi, K Sugawara, T Kato, T Takahashi, T Sato - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nanomaterials based on monoatomic bismuth (Bi) are attracting particular attention because
they are candidates of two-dimensional (2D) topological insulators and Rashba metals …

A 2D bismuth-induced honeycomb surface structure on GaAs (111)

Y Liu, S Benter, CS Ong, RP Maciel, L Bjork, A Irish… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional (2D) topological insulators have fascinating physical properties which are
promising for applications within spintronics. In order to realize spintronic devices working at …

Atomic and electronic structure of bismuth-bilayer-terminated (0001) prepared by atomic hydrogen etching

R Shokri, HL Meyerheim, S Roy, K Mohseni, A Ernst… - Physical Review B, 2015 - APS
A bilayer of bismuth is recognized as a prototype two-dimensional topological insulator.
Here we present a simple and well reproducible top-down approach to prepare a flat and …

Selective Hydrogen Etching Leads to 2D Bi(111) Bilayers on Bi2Se3: Large Rashba Splitting in Topological Insulator Heterostructure

SH Su, PY Chuang, SW Chen, HY Chen… - Chemistry of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Ultrathin bilayers (BLs) of bismuth have been predicated to be a two-dimensional (2D)
topological insulator. Here we report on a new route to manufacture the high-quality Bi …

Topological phase transition and tunable electronic properties of hydrogenated bismuthene: from single-layer to double-layer

MY Liu, L Gong, QY Chen, WZ Li… - Journal of Physics …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Planar bismuthene grown on SiC substrate provides a promising candidate to engineer van
der Waals double-layer (DL) made of two dimensional (2D) topological insulators. We …

In-gap states induced by distortion in α-bismuthene

Y Lyu, S Daneshmandi, S Huyan, CW Chu - Materials Today Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
Ultrathin Bi (110) films have attracted significant attention recently as potential two-
dimensional topological insulators. Their topological band structure induces one …

The nontrivial electronic structure of Bi/Sb honeycombs on SiC (0001)

CH Hsu, ZQ Huang, FC Chuang, CC Kuo… - New Journal of …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We discuss two-dimensional (2D) topological insulators (TIs) based on planar Bi/Sb
honeycombs on a SiC (0001) substrate using first-principles computations. The Bi/Sb planar …

Molecular beam epitaxial growth and electronic transport properties of high quality topological insulator Bi2Se3 thin films on hexagonal boron nitride

JY Park, GH Lee, J Jo, AK Cheng, H Yoon… - 2D …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the molecular beam epitaxial growth and characterization of high quality
topological insulator Bi 2 Se 3 thin films on hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN). A two-step …

Topological edge states and electronic structures of a 2D topological insulator: Single-bilayer Bi (111)

CL Gao, D Qian, CH Liu, JF Jia, F Liu - Chinese Physics B, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Providing the strong spin-orbital interaction, Bismuth is the key element in the family of three-
dimensional topological insulators. At the same time, Bismuth itself also has very unusual …

Realization of versatile electronic, magnetic properties and new topological phases in hydrogenated bismuthene

MY Liu, QY Chen, C Cao, Y He - Electronic Structure, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Recently, bismuthene grown on SiC substrate has been confirmed to serve as a candidate
for high-temperature quantum spin Hall (QSH) material, which opens a new direction to …