Elemental Topological Dirac Semimetal α‐Sn with High Quantum Mobility

LD Anh, K Takase, T Chiba, Y Kota… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract α‐Sn provides an ideal avenue to investigate novel topological properties owing to
its rich diagram of topological phases and simple elemental material structure. Thus far …

Switching of a Magnet by Spin‐Orbit Torque from a Topological Dirac Semimetal

J Ding, C Liu, V Kalappattil, Y Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recent experiments show that topological surface states (TSS) in topological insulators (TI)
can be exploited to manipulate magnetic ordering in ferromagnets. In principle, TSS should …

First-Principles Assessment of CdTe as a Tunnel Barrier at the α-Sn/InSb Interface

MJA Jardine, D Dardzinski, M Yu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Majorana zero modes, with prospective applications in topological quantum computing, are
expected to arise in superconductor/semiconductor interfaces, such as β-Sn and InSb …

Tailoring the topological surface state in ultrathin -Sn(111) films

VA Rogalev, F Reis, F Adler, M Bauernfeind, J Erhardt… - Physical Review B, 2019 - APS
We report on the electronic structure of α-Sn films in the very low thickness regime grown on
InSb (111) A. High-resolution low photon energy angle-resolved photoemission …

Growth of α-Sn on silicon by a reversed β-Sn to α-Sn phase transformation for quantum material integration

S Liu, AC Covian, JA Gardener, A Akey… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract α-Sn and SnGe alloys are attracting attention as a new family of topological
quantum materials. However, bulk α-Sn is thermodynamically stable only below 13∘ C …

3D topological semimetal phases of strained α-Sn on insulating substrate

J Polaczyński, G Krizman, A Kazakov, B Turowski… - Materials Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Sn is an elemental topological material, whose topological phases can be tuned
by strain and magnetic field. Such tunability offers a substantial potential for topological …

Transport evidence of the spin-polarized topological surface states of α-Sn grown on CdTe by molecular beam epitaxy

Y Ding, C Li, J Zhou, H Lu, YF Chen - Applied Physics Letters, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
It is necessary but challenging to verify topological surface states of α-Sn by electrical
transport. In this work, we demonstrate conclusive transport evidence on topological …

Wafer-Scale and Topologically Nontrivial α- Films Grown on by Molecular-Beam Epitaxy

Y Ding, H Song, J Huang, J Yao, Y Gu, L Wei… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
Single-crystalline α-Sn films on the wafer scale are epitaxially grown on In Sb (001)
substrates by molecular-beam epitaxy. The Berry phase for α-Sn is extracted to be− 0.64 π …

Magneto-transport study on Sn-rich Sn1− xGex thin films enabled by CdTe buffer layer

R Basnet, D Upreti, TT McCarthy, Z Ju… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
α-Sn, generally known as gray tin, has attracted significant scientific interest due to its
potential to host novel topological phases. Studying the transport properties of α-Sn thin …

Multiple superconducting transitions in α-Sn/β-Sn mixed films grown by molecular beam epitaxy

Y Ding, B Li, J Yao, H Song, L Wei, Y Lu… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We have tried to grow α-Sn films on two different substrates with different sample structures
by molecular beam epitaxy. The mixture of an α phase with a β phase in the Sn film has …