Density Functional Theory Study of the Spin–Orbit Insulating Phase in SnTe Cubic Nanowires: Implications for Topological Electronics

G Hussain, K Warda, G Cuono… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We investigate the electronic, structural, and topological properties of the SnTe and PbTe
cubic nanowires using ab initio calculations. Using standard and linear-scale density …

Pentagonal nanowires from topological crystalline insulators: a platform for intrinsic core–shell nanowires and higher-order topology

G Hussain, G Cuono, P Dziawa, D Janaszko… - Nanoscale …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
We report on the experimental realization of Pb1− xSnx Te pentagonal nanowires (NWs)
with [110] orientation using molecular beam epitaxy techniques. Using first-principles …

Anisotropic transport properties in prismatic topological insulator nanowires

HÓ Gestsson, A Manolescu, JH Bardarson… - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
The surface of a three-dimensional topological insulator (TI) hosts surface states whose
properties are determined by a Dirac-like equation. The electronic system on the surface of …

Spin-orbit insulating phase in SnTe cubic nanowires: consequences on the topological surface states

G Hussain, K Warda, G Cuono, C Autieri - arxiv preprint arxiv:2308.15358, 2023 - arxiv.org
We investigate the electronic, structural and topological properties of the SnTe and PbTe
cubic nanowires using ab-initio calculations. Using standard and linear-scale density …

Topological properties of the [110] SnTe nanowires

A Kawala, W Brzezicki - arxiv preprint arxiv:2407.16421, 2024 - arxiv.org
SnTe materials are know to be a platform for realization of various strong and symmetry
protected topological phases in one, two and three spatial dimensions. We study symmetry …

Intertwined topological phases in TaAs2 nanowires with giant magnetoresistance and quantum coherent surface transport

A Roy, A Eyal, RM Skiff, B Barick, SD Escribano… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Nanowires (NWs) of topological materials are emerging as an exciting platform to probe and
engineer new quantum phenomena that are hard to access in bulk phase. Their quasi-one …

[PDF][PDF] Ionic liquid gating of PbSnTe

TG de Gijsel - pure.tue.nl
The topological crystalline insulator phase is a new state of matter, predicted to exist in Pb1−
xSnxTe for x≥ 0.4. These materials are promising candidates for applications in new …