Nanomechanical characterization of quantum interference in a topological insulator nanowire

Minjin Kim; Jihwan Kim; Yasen Hou; Dong Yu; Yong-Joo Doh; Bongsoo Kim; Kun Woo Kim; Junho Suh

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12560-4

Nature Communications (Oct 2019)

Nanomechanical characterization of quantum interference in a topological insulator nanowire

Minjin Kim,
Jihwan Kim,
Yasen Hou,
Dong Yu,
Yong-Joo Doh,
Bongsoo Kim,
Kun Woo Kim,
Junho Suh

Affiliations

Minjin Kim: Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Jihwan Kim: Quantum Technology Institute, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
Yasen Hou: Department of Physics, University of California at Davis
Dong Yu: Department of Physics, University of California at Davis
Yong-Joo Doh: Department of Physics and Photon Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Bongsoo Kim: Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Kun Woo Kim: Center for Theoretical Physics of Complex Systems, Institute for Basic Science (IBS)
Junho Suh: Quantum Technology Institute, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12560-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The density of states (DOS) of a topological insulator nanowire is expected to show Aharonov-Bohm (AB) oscillations, but they are never observed so far. Here, Kim et al. reveal AB oscillations in the DOS of a Bi2Se3 nanowire via nanomechanical resonance measurements.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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