Transport Evidence of Surface States in Magnetic Topological Insulator MnBi2Te4

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Contributors

  • Michael Wissmann - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Spintec (Author)
  • Romain Giraud - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Spintec (Author)
  • Börge Mehlhorn - , Clusters of Excellence ctd.qmat: Complexity, Topology and Dynamics in Quantum Matter, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Maxime Leroux - , Université Grenoble Alpes (Author)
  • Mathieu Pierre - , Université Grenoble Alpes (Author)
  • Michel Goiran - , Université Grenoble Alpes (Author)
  • Walter Escoffier - , Université Grenoble Alpes (Author)
  • Bernd Büchner - , Clusters of Excellence ctd.qmat: Complexity, Topology and Dynamics in Quantum Matter, Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Anna Isaeva - , University of Amsterdam, Dortmund University of Technology, University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr) (Author)
  • Joseph Dufouleur - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat (Author)
  • Louis Veyrat - , Université Grenoble Alpes (Author)

Abstract

Magnetic topological insulators can host chiral 1D edge channels at zero magnetic field, when a magnetic gap opens at the Dirac point in the band structure of 2D topological surface states, leading to the quantum anomalous Hall effect in ultrathin nanostructures. For thicker nanostructures, quantization is severely reduced by the coexistence of edge states with other quasi-particles, usually considered as bulk states. Yet, surface states also exist above the magnetic gap, but it remains difficult to identify electronic subbands by electrical measurements due to strong disorder. Here we unveil surface states in MnBi2Te4 nanostructures, using magneto-transport in very-high magnetic fields up to 55 T, giving evidence of Shubnikov-de-Haas oscillations above 40 T. A detailed analysis confirms the 2D nature of these quantum oscillations, thus establishing an alternative method to photoemission spectroscopy for the study of topological surface states in magnetic topological insulators using Landau level spectroscopy.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)357-362
Number of pages6
JournalACS Nanoscience Au
Volume6
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 17 Jun 2026
Peer-reviewedYes

Keywords

Keywords

  • High magnetic field, Magnetic topological insulators, Magneto-transport, MnBiTe, Nanostructures, Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations, Topological surface states