Tin telluride (SnTe) is an IV–VI semiconductor with a topological crystalline insulator band
structure, high thermoelectric performance, and in-plane ferroelectricity. Despite its many …

Challenges and opportunities arising from molecular beam epitaxial growth of topological
crystalline insulator heterostructures composed of a rock-salt SnTe (001) layer of varying …

Chemical bond and defect engineering have profound impact on energy band and crystal
structure of materials, which can adjust physicochemical and mechanical properties of …

A series of Tin Telluride (SnTe) thin films of varied thicknesses are deposited on glass
substrates at room temperature using thermal evaporation technique. The optical and …

In magnetic topological phases of matter, the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect is an
emergent phenomenon driven by ferromagnetic doping, magnetic proximity effects, and …

SnTe, as one type of topological crystal insulator (TCI), has crystal-symmetry-protected
surface states, which is sensitive to its structure and lattice symmetry. Herein, the monolayer …

Topological crystalline insulators (TCIs) are particularly one of the most fascinating materials
in current research. The gapless surface states protected by the crystal point group …

P-type SnTe-based compounds have attracted extensive attention because of their high
thermoelectric performance. Previous studies have made tremendous efforts to investigate …

SnTe is receiving a lot of attention as a topological crystalline insulator. Herein, SnTe films
are grown directly on GaAs (100) substrates by molecular beam epitaxy. The surface …

Remarkable enhancement in figure-of-merit (ZT) value of p-type Tin Telluride (SnTe) thin
films is reported in the present investigations. Under high vacuum conditions, all thin films …