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Naimer, Thomas ; Fabian, Jaroslav

Unconventional spin momentum locking and topological domains in twisted slabs of topological insulator Bi₂Te₃

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Naimer, Thomas und Fabian, Jaroslav (2026) Unconventional spin momentum locking and topological domains in twisted slabs of topological insulator Bi₂Te₃. Arxiv. (Eingereicht)

DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments: 10.5283/epub.80983


Zusammenfassung

The three-dimensional topological insulator Bi₂Te₃ hosts topological Dirac states on its two-dimensional surfaces. These Dirac states show spin-momentum locking, which usually implies a tangential Rashba-like spin texture. One can alter the properties of the Dirac states by dividing a slab of such a material into two thinner halves, modifying the interface by twisting, shifting, and changing the ...

The three-dimensional topological insulator Bi₂Te₃ hosts topological Dirac states on its two-dimensional surfaces. These Dirac states show spin-momentum locking, which usually implies a tangential Rashba-like spin texture. One can alter the properties of the Dirac states by dividing a slab of such a material into two thinner halves, modifying the interface by twisting, shifting, and changing the interlayer distance. Using first-principles calculations, we investigate such modified slabs of Bi₂Te₃. The twisting degree of freedom deserves special attention. To this end, we follow two approaches. On the one hand, we probe different stacking configurations in order to extract parameters relevant for small twist angle Moiré structures. We find non-trivial topology only for some stackings, leading to topological domains on the Moiré scale. On the other hand, we calculate the properties of commensurate twisted supercells. The latter reveals not only flat bands, which are tunable by external pressure, but also radial spin textures with unconventional spin-momentum locking.



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DokumentenartArtikel
Titel eines Journals oder einer ZeitschriftArxiv
Open Access ArtCC-Lizenz
Datum18 Oktober 2026
Veröffentlichungsdatum21 Okt 2026 05:51
InstitutionenPhysik > Halle-Berlin-Regensburg Cluster of Excellence CCE
Physik > Institut für Theoretische Physik > Lehrstuhl Professor Richter > Arbeitsgruppe Jaroslav Fabian
Projekte
Gefördert von: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (533767171)
Identifikationsnummer
WertTyp
10.48550/arXiv.2610.25190DOI
2610.25190arXiv-ID
Stichwörter / Keywordsspin-momentum locking, topological insulator, twistronics
Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 530 Physik
StatusEingereicht
BegutachtetNein, diese Version wurde noch nicht begutachtet (bei preprints)
An der Universität Regensburg entstandenJa
URN der UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-809830
Dokumenten-ID80983

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