Band Structure Near the Dirac Point in HgTe Quantum Wells with Critical Thickness

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Contributors

  • Alexey Shuvaev - (Author)
  • Vlad Dziom - (Author)
  • Jan Gospodarič - (Author)
  • E. G. Novik - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Alena A. Dobretsova - (Author)
  • Nikolay N. Mikhailov - (Author)
  • Ze Don Kvon - (Author)
  • Andrei Pimenov - (Author)

Abstract

Mercury telluride (HgTe) thin films with a critical thickness of 6.5 nm are predicted to possess a gapless Dirac-like band structure. We report a comprehensive study on gated and optically doped samples by magnetooptical spectroscopy in the THz range. The quasi-classical analysis of the cyclotron resonance allowed the mapping of the band dispersion of Dirac charge carriers in a broad range of electron and hole doping. A smooth transition through the charge neutrality point between Dirac holes and electrons was observed. An additional peak coming from a second type of holes with an almost density-independent mass of around 0.04m0
was detected in the hole-doping range and attributed to an asymmetric spin splitting of the Dirac cone. Spectroscopic evidence for disorder-induced band energy fluctuations could not be detected in present cyclotron resonance experiments.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2492-2501
Number of pages10
JournalNanomaterials
Volume12
Issue number14
Publication statusPublished - 20 Jul 2022
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

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Scopus 85137358774

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Keywords

  • Dirac-Fermionen, Heterostrukturen, Terahertz-Spektroskopie, Dirac fermions, heterostructures, Terahertz spectroscopy

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