Topological electronic structure of YbMg2Bi2 and CaMg2Bi2
Abstract Zintl compounds have been extensively studied for their outstanding thermoelectric properties, but their electronic structure remains largely unexplored. Here, we present a detailed investigation of the electronic structure of the isostructural thermopower materials YbMg2Bi2 and CaMg2Bi2 us...
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| author | Asish K. Kundu Tufan Roy Santanu Pakhira Ze-Bin Wu Masahito Tsujikawa Masafumi Shirai D. C. Johnston Abhay N. Pasupathy Tonica Valla |
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| description | Abstract Zintl compounds have been extensively studied for their outstanding thermoelectric properties, but their electronic structure remains largely unexplored. Here, we present a detailed investigation of the electronic structure of the isostructural thermopower materials YbMg2Bi2 and CaMg2Bi2 using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and density functional theory (DFT). The ARPES results show a significantly smaller Fermi surface and Fermi velocity in CaMg2Bi2 than in YbMg2Bi2. Our ARPES results also reveal that in the case of YbMg2Bi2, Yb-4f states reside well below the Fermi level and likely have a negligible impact on transport properties. To properly model the position of 4f-states, as well as the overall electronic structure, a Hubbard U at the Yb sites and spin-orbit coupling (SOC) have to be included in the DFT calculations. The theoretical results reveal that both materials belong to a Z 2 topological class and host topological surface states around E F. Due to the intrinsic hole doping, the topological states reside above the Fermi level, inaccessible by ARPES. Our results also suggest that in addition to SOC, vacancies and the resulting hole doping play an important role in the transport properties of these materials. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8572195946774a3a853d15e720eeac042022-12-22T02:38:20ZengNature Portfolionpj Quantum Materials2397-46482022-06-01711910.1038/s41535-022-00474-2Topological electronic structure of YbMg2Bi2 and CaMg2Bi2Asish K. Kundu0Tufan Roy1Santanu Pakhira2Ze-Bin Wu3Masahito Tsujikawa4Masafumi Shirai5D. C. Johnston6Abhay N. Pasupathy7Tonica Valla8Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Division, Brookhaven National LaboratoryResearch Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku UniversityAmes Laboratory, Iowa State UniversityCondensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Division, Brookhaven National LaboratoryResearch Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku UniversityResearch Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku UniversityAmes Laboratory, Iowa State UniversityCondensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Division, Brookhaven National LaboratoryCondensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Division, Brookhaven National LaboratoryAbstract Zintl compounds have been extensively studied for their outstanding thermoelectric properties, but their electronic structure remains largely unexplored. Here, we present a detailed investigation of the electronic structure of the isostructural thermopower materials YbMg2Bi2 and CaMg2Bi2 using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and density functional theory (DFT). The ARPES results show a significantly smaller Fermi surface and Fermi velocity in CaMg2Bi2 than in YbMg2Bi2. Our ARPES results also reveal that in the case of YbMg2Bi2, Yb-4f states reside well below the Fermi level and likely have a negligible impact on transport properties. To properly model the position of 4f-states, as well as the overall electronic structure, a Hubbard U at the Yb sites and spin-orbit coupling (SOC) have to be included in the DFT calculations. The theoretical results reveal that both materials belong to a Z 2 topological class and host topological surface states around E F. Due to the intrinsic hole doping, the topological states reside above the Fermi level, inaccessible by ARPES. Our results also suggest that in addition to SOC, vacancies and the resulting hole doping play an important role in the transport properties of these materials.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-022-00474-2 |
| spellingShingle | Asish K. Kundu Tufan Roy Santanu Pakhira Ze-Bin Wu Masahito Tsujikawa Masafumi Shirai D. C. Johnston Abhay N. Pasupathy Tonica Valla Topological electronic structure of YbMg2Bi2 and CaMg2Bi2 npj Quantum Materials |
| title | Topological electronic structure of YbMg2Bi2 and CaMg2Bi2 |
| title_full | Topological electronic structure of YbMg2Bi2 and CaMg2Bi2 |
| title_fullStr | Topological electronic structure of YbMg2Bi2 and CaMg2Bi2 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Topological electronic structure of YbMg2Bi2 and CaMg2Bi2 |
| title_short | Topological electronic structure of YbMg2Bi2 and CaMg2Bi2 |
| title_sort | topological electronic structure of ybmg2bi2 and camg2bi2 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-022-00474-2 |
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