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Nanomaterials of the topological crystalline insulators, Pb1–xSnxTe and Pb1–xSnxSe
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Saghir, Mohammad, Sánchez, Ana M., Hindmarsh, Steven A., York, Stephen J. and Balakrishnan, Geetha (2015) Nanomaterials of the topological crystalline insulators, Pb1–xSnxTe and Pb1–xSnxSe. Crystal Growth & Design, 15 (11). pp. 5202-5206. doi:10.1021/acs.cgd.5b00577 ISSN 1528-7483.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.5b00577
Abstract
Topological insulators (TIs) and topological crystal insulators (TCIs) exhibit exotic surface properties. We present optimised growth procedures to obtain high quality bulk crystals of the TCIs Pb1-xSnxTe and Pb1-xSnxSe, and nanowires from the bulk crystals using the vapour-liquid-solid (VLS) technique. Nanowires of Pb1-xSnxTe have been produced with a Sn composition of x = 0.25, at which a transition from trivial to non-trivial insulator is reported. The results obtained on the growth of nanomaterials of Pb1-xSnxSe are also described. Detailed characterisation of the bulk crystals and the nanomaterials through x-ray diffraction, microscopy techniques and EDX analysis are presented
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Physics | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Nanostructured materials, Nanowires | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Crystal Growth & Design | ||||
Publisher: | American Chemical Society | ||||
ISSN: | 1528-7483 | ||||
Official Date: | 18 September 2015 | ||||
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Volume: | 15 | ||||
Number: | 11 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 5202-5206 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1021/acs.cgd.5b00577 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Copyright Holders: | American Chemical Society | ||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 26 April 2017 | ||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 2 May 2017 | ||||
Funder: | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Advantage West Midlands (AWM), Birmingham Science City, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) | ||||
Grant number: | EP/L014963/1 (EPSRC) |
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