Abstract
We report the discovery of surface states in the perovskite superconductor [Tl4]TlTe3 (Tl5Te3) and its nonsuperconducting tin-doped derivative [Tl4](Tl0.4Sn0.6)Te3 as observed by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Density functional theory calculations predict that the surface states are
protected by a Z2 topology of the bulk band structure. Specific heat and magnetization measurements show that Tl5Te3 has a superconducting volume fraction in excess of 95%. Thus Tl5Te3 is an ideal material in which to study the interplay of bulk band topology and superconductivity.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 017002 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 8 Jan 2014 |
Keywords
- Crystal
- BI2SE3
- BI2TE3
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