In:
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, Beilstein Institut, Vol. 8 ( 2017-01-17), p. 167-171
Abstract:
We demonstrate that measurements of the photo-electromagnetic effect using terahertz laser radiation provide an argument for the existence of highly conductive surface electron states with a spin texture in Dirac semimetals (Cd 1− x Zn x ) 3 As 2 . We performed a study on a range of (Cd 1− x Zn x ) 3 As 2 mixed crystals undergoing a transition from the Dirac semimetal phase with an inverse electron energy spectrum to trivial a semiconductor with a direct spectrum in the crystal bulk by varying the composition x . We show that for the Dirac semimetal phase, the photo-electromagnetic effect amplitude is defined by the number of incident radiation quanta, whereas for the trivial semiconductor phase, it depends on the laser pulse power, irrespective of wavelength. We assume that such behavior is attributed to a strong damping of the interelectron interaction in the Dirac semimetal phase compared to the trivial semiconductor, which may be due to the formation of surface electron states with a spin texture in Dirac semimetals.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2190-4286
Language:
English
Publisher:
Beilstein Institut
Publication Date:
2017
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