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2012
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Topological phases of Bi(111) bilayer in an external exchange field
Topological phases of Bi(111) bilayer in an external exchange field
Using first-principles methods, we investigate topological phase transitions as a function of exchange field in a Bi(111) bilayer. Evaluation of the spin Chern number for different magnitudes of the exchange field reveals that when the time-reversal symmetry is broken by a small exchange field, the...
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Personal Name(s): | Zhang, H. |
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Freimuth, F. / Bihlmayer, G. / Blügel, S. / Mokrousov, Y. | |
Contributing Institute: |
Quanten-Theorie der Materialien; IAS-1 Quanten-Theorie der Materialien; PGI-1 |
Published in: | Physical Review B Physical review / B, 86 86 (2012 2012) 3 3, S. 035104 035104 |
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College Park, Md.
APS
2012
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Physical Description: |
035104 |
DOI: |
10.1103/PhysRevB.86.035104 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
Grundlagen für zukünftige Informationstechnologien |
Series Title: |
Physical Review B
86 |
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Please use the identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/10857 in citations.
Using first-principles methods, we investigate topological phase transitions as a function of exchange field in a Bi(111) bilayer. Evaluation of the spin Chern number for different magnitudes of the exchange field reveals that when the time-reversal symmetry is broken by a small exchange field, the system enters the time-reversal broken topological insulator phase, introduced by Yang et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 066602 (2011)]. After a metallic phase in the intermediate region, the quantum anomalous Hall phase with a nonzero Chern number emerges at a sufficiently large exchange field. We analyze the phase diagram from the viewpoint of the evolution of the electronic structure, edge states, and transport properties and demonstrate that different topological phases can be distinguished by the spin polarization of the edge states as well as spin or charge transverse conductivity. |