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Volkov-Pankratov states in topological heterojunctions

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Tchoumakov, S 
Jouffrey, V 
Inhofer, A 
Bocquillon, E 
Plaçais, B 

Abstract

We show that a smooth interface between two insulators of opposite topological Z2 indices possesses multiple surface states, both massless and massive. While the massless surface state is non-degenerate, chiral and insensitive to the interface potential, the massive surface states only appear for a sufficiently smooth heterojunction. The surface states are particle-hole symmetric and a voltage drop reveals their intrinsic relativistic nature, similarly to Landau bands of Dirac electrons in a magnetic field. We discuss the relevance of the massive Dirac surface states in recent ARPES and transport experiments.

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Keywords

cond-mat.mes-hall, cond-mat.mes-hall, cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Journal Title

Physical Review B

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Journal ISSN

2469-9950
2469-9969

Volume Title

96

Publisher

American Physical Society (APS)