Nano-Angle Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy on Topological insulator Sb2Te3 nanowires responsible of quantum transport

Abstract

Using high-resolution Nano-Angle Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (Nano-ARPES), we have determined the electronic structure of the surface and bulk states of topological insulator Sb2Te3 nanowires, which have been also characterized by magnetoresistance measurements. The observed Aharonov-Bohm-type oscillations could be unambiguously related to the transport by topological protected surface states directly recorded by photoemission. We have measured Nano-ARPES on individual nanowires of a few nanometers wide to provide direct evidence of the existence of the nontrivial topological surface states, as well as their doping. Our findings are consistent with theoretical predictions and confirm that the surface states of intrinsically doped unidimensional topological insulator nanowires are responsible for the quantum transport.