Evidence for a topological excitonic insulator in InAs/GaSb bilayers

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dc.citation.articleNumber1971
dc.citation.journalTitleNature Communications
dc.citation.volumeNumber8
dc.contributor.authorDu, Lingjie
dc.contributor.authorLi, Xinwei
dc.contributor.authorLou, Wenkai
dc.contributor.authorSullivan, Gerard
dc.contributor.authorChang, Kai
dc.contributor.authorKono, Junichiro
dc.contributor.authorDu, Rui-Rui
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-27T12:34:34Z
dc.date.available2018-06-27T12:34:34Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractElectron-hole pairing can occur in a dilute semimetal, transforming the system into an excitonic insulator state in which a gap spontaneously appears at the Fermi surface, analogous to a Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) superconductor. Here, we report optical spectroscopic and electronic transport evidence for the formation of an excitonic insulator gap in an inverted InAs/GaSb quantum-well system at low temperatures and low electron-hole densities. Terahertz transmission spectra exhibit two absorption lines that are quantitatively consistent with predictions from the pair-breaking excitation dispersion calculated based on the BCS gap equation. Low-temperature electronic transport measurements reveal a gap of ~2 meV (or ~25 K) with a critical temperature of ~10 K in the bulk, together with quantized edge conductance, suggesting the occurrence of a topological excitonic insulator phase.
dc.identifier.citationDu, Lingjie, Li, Xinwei, Lou, Wenkai, et al.. "Evidence for a topological excitonic insulator in InAs/GaSb bilayers." <i>Nature Communications,</i> 8, (2017) Springer Nature: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01988-1.
dc.identifier.digitals41467-017-01988-1
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01988-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/102289
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dc.titleEvidence for a topological excitonic insulator in InAs/GaSb bilayers
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