Quantum oscillations in magnetothermopower measurements of the topological insulator Bi2Te3.
We report the magnetothermopower measurements of the nonmetallic topological insulator Bi(2)Te(3) in magnetic fields up to 35 T. Quantum oscillations arising from surface states are observed in both thermoelectric and conductivity tensors. The inferred surface thermopower has a peak magnitude ~1 mV/K possibly as a result of surface electron and bulk phonon interaction. At the n = 1 Landau level, we resolve additional quantum oscillations signaling Landau sublevels.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA. qu2@llnl.gov
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D001729:Bismuth / Q000737:chemistry*; D008280:Magnetics; D009991:Oscillometry / Q000379:methods*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D013691:Tellurium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013814:Thermal Conductivity
D013691:Tellurium; D001729:Bismuth