Twin Domain Structure in Magnetically Doped Bi2Se3 Topological Insulator
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Inter Twin Plane Interactions
3.1.1. Structure without Disorder
3.1.2. Native and Magnetic Defects
3.2. Twin Plane Formation under Chemical Disorder
3.3. Magnetic Dopants Behavior
3.4. Comparison of Different TP Orientations
3.5. Surface States
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Single TP Distribution
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Šebesta, J.; Carva, K.; Kriegner, D.; Honolka, J. Twin Domain Structure in Magnetically Doped Bi2Se3 Topological Insulator. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 2059. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10102059
Šebesta J, Carva K, Kriegner D, Honolka J. Twin Domain Structure in Magnetically Doped Bi2Se3 Topological Insulator. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(10):2059. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10102059
Chicago/Turabian StyleŠebesta, Jakub, Karel Carva, Dominik Kriegner, and Jan Honolka. 2020. "Twin Domain Structure in Magnetically Doped Bi2Se3 Topological Insulator" Nanomaterials 10, no. 10: 2059. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10102059