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Article

Electronic Structure and Transport Properties of Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 Single Crystals

by
Vyacheslav V. Marchenkov
1,2,
Alexey V. Lukoyanov
1,2,*,
Semyon T. Baidak
1,2,
Alexandra N. Perevalova
1,
Bogdan M. Fominykh
1,2,
Sergey V. Naumov
1 and
Elena B. Marchenkova
1
1
M.N. Mikheev Institute of Metal Physics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 620108 Ekaterinburg, Russia
2
Institute of Physics and Technology, Ural Federal University Named after the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, 620002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Micromachines 2023, 14(10), 1888; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14101888
Submission received: 30 August 2023 / Revised: 21 September 2023 / Accepted: 28 September 2023 / Published: 30 September 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Nanomaterials and Applied Nanotechnologies: Devices, Processes and Systems, 2nd Edition)
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The electrical resistivity and the Hall effect of topological insulator Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 single crystals were studied in the temperature range from 4.2 to 300 K and in magnetic fields up to 10 T. Theoretical calculations of the electronic structure of these compounds were carried out in density functional approach, taking into account spin–orbit coupling and crystal structure data for temperatures of 5, 50 and 300 K. A clear correlation was found between the density of electronic states at the Fermi level and the current carrier concentration. In the case of Bi2Te3, the density of states at the Fermi level and the current carrier concentration increase with increasing temperature, from 0.296 states eV−1 cell−1 (5 K) to 0.307 states eV−1 cell−1 (300 K) and from 0.9 × 1019 cm−3 (5 K) to 2.6 × 1019 cm−3 (300 K), respectively. On the contrary, in the case of Bi2Se3, the density of states decreases with increasing temperature, from 0.201 states eV−1 cell−1 (5 K) to 0.198 states eV−1 cell−1 (300 K), and, as a consequence, the charge carrier concentration also decreases from 2.94 × 1019 cm−3 (5 K) to 2.81 × 1019 cm−3 (300 K).

1. Introduction

The quantum Hall effect, in which the Hall conductivity of a two-dimensional insulator in a high magnetic field is quantized, is one of the important discoveries in condensed matter physics [1]. Special conducting edge states appear in the material in the quantum Hall effect regime. This effect is shown to have a topological nature, and such edge states can be associated with a topological invariant called the Chern number [2,3]. A nonzero Chern number determines the presence of conducting edge states, and a zero Chern number means an insulating state in the bulk, which is observed in the quantum Hall effect. Thus, topological materials can be considered as a special state of matter at the intersection of real materials and abstract mathematical topology. Such materials include topological insulators and topological semimetals. The quantum Hall effect can be considered the first two-dimensional topological insulator. Then, three-dimensional topological insulators were theoretically predicted [4,5] and experimentally discovered [6,7]. Recently, Dirac and Weyl topological semimetals were discovered [8,9,10,11,12].
A topological insulator is an insulator or semiconductor in bulk, whereas a special quantum state of electrons occurs on its surface, which makes charge carriers “topologically protected” from scattering. Such surface states are analogues of the edge states in the quantum Hall effect, and the spin–orbit coupling plays a role of the magnetic field. The metallic surface states of a topological insulator are called Dirac cones, which can be assigned a nonzero Chern number that determines the nontrivial topology of the band structure [5,8,9].
Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 are typical representatives of the family of topological insulators [13,14]. With the help of external influences (magnetic field, temperature, pressure, etc.), one can fine-tune their electronic structure and, consequently, purposefully change their physical properties. This, in turn, can be used in various devices. Due to their special surface states, Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 have great application potential and are successfully used in spintronic [15,16,17,18] and thermoelectronic [19,20,21,22,23] devices, biological and chemical sensors [24,25,26], and photonic and optoelectric applications [27,28]. Therefore, obtaining new information about the features of the electronic structure and electronic transport in such topological materials is of great interest and is relevant from both fundamental and applied points of view.
Despite the qualitatively similar electronic structure of Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3, there are differences the band gap, the energy position of Dirac points on the surface band spectrum, and the strength of spin–orbit coupling. Taking these into account leads to a decrease/increase in the band gap in Bi2Te3/Bi2Se3, respectively; see, for example, [13,16,29,30,31]. All this inevitably manifests itself in electronic properties.
The density of electronic states at the Fermi level N(EF) is one of the most important characteristics, and is closely related to many electronic characteristics, particularly the current carrier concentration n. In [32,33], the Hall effect was experimentally studied in Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3, and it was shown that the current carrier concentration n varies with temperature in different ways: it increases with temperature in the case of Bi2Te3 [32] and almost does not depend on temperature for Bi2Se3 [33]. One possible reason for this difference in the behavior of n(T) may be the different behavior of N(EF) with temperature. This formed the basis of this work.
The aim of this work is to establish a relationship between the density of electronic states N(EF) and the current carrier concentration n in Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 topological insulators. The density of electronic states and band structure were determined in the theoretical calculations using the density functional approach, considering spin–orbit coupling, and the charge carrier concentration was determined from experimental studies of the Hall effect in the temperature range from 4.2 K to 300 K in a magnetic field of 10 Т.

2. Materials and Methods

Topological insulator Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 single crystals were grown by the Bridgman–Stockbarger method. The Bi, Te, or Se components were taken in the required proportion, that is, 2:3; then these components were ground, mixed, and placed in a quartz ampoule with an elongated sharp tip. The ampoule was evacuated to a residual pressure of ~10−4 atm and placed in a furnace with a large temperature gradient of about 50 degrees/cm. Then, the ampoule was heated to a temperature of about 750 °C until the initial components were completely melted. The ampoule was kept for 2 h, and then it descended slowly, at a rate of ~2–5 mm/h, into the cold zone of the furnace. The single crystals grown during this process had a cylindrical shape with a sharp tip and dimensions of ~5–10 mm in diameter and ~10–20 mm in length. The crystal structure and chemical composition of the grown single crystals were studied by X-ray diffraction analysis and scanning electron microscopy at the Collaborative Access Center “Testing Center of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials” of M.N. Mikheev Institute of Metal Physics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IMP UB RAS).
The theoretical calculations of the electronic and band structures of Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 were carried out in the Quantum ESPRESSO set of computer programs [34,35]. The experimental crystal structure data were taken from the calculations for bulk unit cells of Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3. Generalized gradient approximation within the Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof form, usually abbreviated as PBE, for the exchange–correlation functional [36], was used for the electronic structure calculations. Spin–orbit coupling was taken into account in all calculations to provide correct band structure and band gap values, employing full relativistic ultrasoft pseudopotentials as set in the standard Quantum Espresso library of pseudopotentials [37]. A kinetic energy cutoff of 70 Ry was taken for wavefunctions, and 700 Ry for charge density and potential. A grid of 12 × 12 × 12 k-points was used in the first Brillouin zone for integration using the tetrahedron method. All ions were found to have no magnetic moments in the calculations.
Figure 1 shows the X-ray diffraction patterns of the Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 single crystal. Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 single crystals were found to have a rhombohedral structure (space group R 3 ¯ m). Figure A1a shows an image of the crystal structure of Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3. They belong to a group of compounds that crystallize into a layered structure, the layers in which are perpendicular to the threefold symmetry axis. Using X-ray data, the lattice parameters of both single crystals were determined. The lattice parameters are a = 4.389 Å, c = 30.483 Å and a = 4.134 Å, c = 28.68 Å for Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3, respectively (Table 1). The obtained parameters are in good agreement with the available literature data (see, for example, [38]).
The chemical composition of the single crystals was studied using a Tescan Mira scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with Oxford Instruments (Tescan Brno s.r.o., Czech Republic) INCA x-act EDS spectroscope and electron backscatter diffraction. According to the studies, the real chemical composition of the single crystals is in good agreement with the nominal one (Table 1). Figure A2 shows SEM images of the surface microstructure of Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3, which indicate the high quality of the grown crystals and are comparable with the data presented in [39,40].
The electrical resistivity and the Hall effect were measured by the four-, and five- contact method (see, for example, [41,42]) in magnetic fields up to 10 T in the temperature range from 4.2 to 300 K using an Oxford Instruments system at the Collaborative Access Center of IMP UB RAS.

3. Results and Discussion

3.1. Band and Electronic Structures

The electronic and band structures of Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 were calculated theoretically in DFT-GGA approach, taking into account spin–orbit coupling which is essential to obtain the insulating band and electronic structure.
The insulating state in both compounds is a result of the band inversion near high-symmetry point Г, which implies the presence of the surface states at the Fermi energy. One can also notice another topological feature in the band structure of Bi2Te3, Figure 2a, which is a point of band degeneration just below the Fermi level right at the high-symmetry point Г with surrounding linear dispersion. In the band structure of Bi2Te3 the bandgap was calculated as 0.48 eV; see Figure 2a. For the second compound, Bi2Se3, the bandgap in the band structure was obtained as 0.41 eV; see Figure 2b. The energy gap values and insulator state are in agreement with the previous calculations [38].
From Figure 2, one can see that both Bi compounds are calculated as insulators in the band structure. However, for the plotted electronic structure shown in Figure 3, the bandgap is reproduced as a pseudogap due to the smearing procedure of the density of states (DOS) plot. The main contributions to DOS near the Fermi energy are caused by the p Bi and p Te/Se electronic states (Figure 3b,c,e,f) with the other electronic states being less represented in this energy range. For Bi2Se3, the total density of states at the Fermi energy, which is located at zero energy, was found to be equal to 0.198 states eV−1 cell−1. For Bi2Te3, the total density of states at the Fermi energy, which is located at zero energy, was found to be equal to 0.307 states eV−1 cell−1. One can notice that the bandwidth of the electronic states in Bi2Te3 is wider, and peaks are more intense than those in Bi2Se3. Similar calculations were made for the crystal structure data for low temperatures (5 and 50 K) from [38]; the results are very similar to those plotted in Figure 2 and Figure 3, for this reason are not shown, however, see Figure A3 for the DOS near the Fermi level. At the same time, the calculated values of the total density of states at the Fermi level N(EF) at temperatures of 5, 50 and 300 K deviate, with small differences. Below, we analyze these results in comparison with the experimental data.

3.2. Electronic Transport Properties

Figure 4 shows the temperature dependences of the electrical resistivity ρ(T) of Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 single crystals. The dependence ρ(T) is shown to have a metallic character for both samples. The residual resistivity ρ0 is 3.8 × 10−5 Ω·cm and 5.2 × 10−5 Ω·cm for Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3, respectively. Note that the residual resistivity ratio (RRR) of the Bi2Te3 single crystal (ρ300 K/ρ4.2 K = 26) exceeds the RRR of Bi2Se3 (ρ300 K/ρ4.2 K = 5.4), which indicates a higher “electrical purity” of the Bi2Te3 single crystal.
Figure 5 and Figure 6 show the temperature dependences of the Hall coefficient RН and the current carrier concentration n of the Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 single crystals in a magnetic field B = 10 T, obtained from data on the Hall resistivity ρxy in the framework of a single-band model using the following equations:
R H = ρ x y B ,
n = 1 e ⋅ R H
where e is the electron charge. Since the Hall coefficient is negative for Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 (Figure 5), the majority charge carriers are electrons. For Bi2Se3, one can note a slight change in the value of the current carrier concentration with temperature (Figure 6), which is consistent with previous studies [33].
Using the data obtained for the electrical resistivity ρ and the Hall coefficient RН, the charge carrier mobilities were determined as μ = RН ⁄ρ for Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 (Figure 7). The mobility is seen to decrease with increasing temperature for both Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3, which is associated with an increase in the efficiency of current carrier scattering. The mobility is 18.9 × 103 cm2/(V·s) and 4.1 × 103 cm2/(V·s) at T = 4.2 K for Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3, respectively. The higher value of μ for Bi2Te3 at low temperatures is due to the higher RRR for this single crystal compared to Bi2Se3.
A comparison of the electronic transport characteristics of bulk Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 single crystals obtained in this study with previously reported data for bulk crystals and thin films of Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 grown by other methods is given in Table 2.

3.3. Current Carrier Concentration Analysis

Figure 8 shows the calculated values of the density of states at the Fermi level N(EF) at temperatures of 5 K, 50 K, and 300 K, as well as the charge carrier concentrations n determined from the experimental data at the same temperatures. As can be seen from Figure 8, there is a good correlation between the behavior of N(EF) and n with temperature for both Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3. In the case of Bi2Te3, N(EF) and n increase with temperature, whereas in the case of Bi2Se3, N(EF) and n decrease with increasing temperature.

4. Conclusions

The concentrations and mobility of current carriers in topological insulator Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 single crystals are estimated using a single-band model -. The calculations of the band and electronic structures of Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3 made using the density functional approach confirmed the bandgap in both compounds. It is shown that the charge carrier concentration in Bi2Te3 increases with increasing temperature, whereas the charge carrier concentration in Bi2Se3, on the contrary, slightly decreases with temperature, which is consistent with the previously reported experimental results. A good correlation has been established between the behavior of the values calculated for the density of states at the Fermi level and the charge carrier concentration determined on the basis of experimental data with temperature.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, V.V.M. and A.V.L.; methodology, V.V.M., A.V.L. and S.V.N.; software, S.T.B. and A.V.L.; validation, V.V.M. and A.V.L.; formal analysis, V.V.M. and A.V.L.; investigation, V.V.M., A.V.L., S.T.B., E.B.M., A.N.P. and B.M.F.; resources, V.V.M., A.V.L., S.V.N. and E.B.M.; data curation, V.V.M. and A.V.L.; writing—original draft preparation, V.V.M., A.V.L., S.V.N., A.N.P. and B.M.F.; writing—review and editing, V.V.M. and A.V.L.; visualization, V.V.M., A.V.L., S.T.B., A.N.P. and B.M.F.; supervision, V.V.M. and A.V.L.; project administration, A.V.L.; funding acquisition, A.V.L. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was supported by Russian Science Foundation (project No. 22-42-02021) for the experimental and theoretical studies in Section 1, Section 2, Section 3.1 and Section 3.2; the analysis of current carrier concentration (Section 3.3) was done within the state assignment of Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (themes «Spin», № 122021000036-3 and «Electron», № 122021000039-4).

Data Availability Statement

The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.

Appendix A

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Figure A1. Crystal structure of Bi2Te3/Bi2Se3 (a) plotted in Vesta [48] with the red balls represent bismuth atoms and the blue balls represent tellurium/selenium atoms. The Brillouin zone (b) with high symmetry points is shown as per [49].
Figure A1. Crystal structure of Bi2Te3/Bi2Se3 (a) plotted in Vesta [48] with the red balls represent bismuth atoms and the blue balls represent tellurium/selenium atoms. The Brillouin zone (b) with high symmetry points is shown as per [49].
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Figure A2. SEM images of the surface microstructure of Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b).
Figure A2. SEM images of the surface microstructure of Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b).
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Figure A3. Total density of states near the Fermi level of Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b) calculated for crystal structure data of 5, 50 and 300 K. The Fermi energy is shown at zero as a vertical dashed line.
Figure A3. Total density of states near the Fermi level of Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b) calculated for crystal structure data of 5, 50 and 300 K. The Fermi energy is shown at zero as a vertical dashed line.
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Figure 1. A fragment of the diffraction pattern of the Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b) ground single crystals. The red dashes are the positions of the Bragg peaks.
Figure 1. A fragment of the diffraction pattern of the Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b) ground single crystals. The red dashes are the positions of the Bragg peaks.
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Figure 2. Band structure of Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b). The Fermi energy is shown at zero as a horizontal dashed line.
Figure 2. Band structure of Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b). The Fermi energy is shown at zero as a horizontal dashed line.
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Figure 3. Electronic structure of Bi2Te3 (a–c) and Bi2Se3 (d–f). The Fermi energy is shown at zero as a vertical dashed line.
Figure 3. Electronic structure of Bi2Te3 (a–c) and Bi2Se3 (d–f). The Fermi energy is shown at zero as a vertical dashed line.
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Figure 4. Temperature dependences of electrical resistivity of Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b).
Figure 4. Temperature dependences of electrical resistivity of Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b).
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Figure 5. Temperature dependences of the Hall coefficient of Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b).
Figure 5. Temperature dependences of the Hall coefficient of Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b).
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Figure 6. Temperature dependences of current carrier concentration in Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b).
Figure 6. Temperature dependences of current carrier concentration in Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b).
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Figure 7. Temperature dependences of the mobility of Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b).
Figure 7. Temperature dependences of the mobility of Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b).
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Figure 8. Density of states at the Fermi level N(EF) and current carrier concentration n of Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b) determined at temperatures of 5 K, 50 K and 300 K. Filled circles represent the carrier concentration, open circles represent the density of states at the Fermi level.
Figure 8. Density of states at the Fermi level N(EF) and current carrier concentration n of Bi2Te3 (a) and Bi2Se3 (b) determined at temperatures of 5 K, 50 K and 300 K. Filled circles represent the carrier concentration, open circles represent the density of states at the Fermi level.
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Table 1. Type of crystal structure and lattice parameters of Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3.
Table 1. Type of crystal structure and lattice parameters of Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3.
CompoundCrystal StructureLattice ParametersChemical Composition
Bi2Te3Rhombohedral
(space group R 3 ¯ m)		а = 4.389 Å
c = 30.483 Å		Bi2.02Te2.98
Bi2Se3Rhombohedral
(space group R 3 ¯ m)		а = 4.134 Å
c = 28.68 Å		Bi2.01Se2.99
Table 2. Electronic transport characteristics of Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3.
Table 2. Electronic transport characteristics of Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3.
CompoundSample TypeGrowth MethodRRRρ0, Ω·cmn, cm−3 *μ, cm2/(V·s) *Reference
Bi2Te3BulkBridgman–Stockbarger method263.8 × 10−58.70 × 101818.9 × 103This study
BulkSpark plasma sintering--~2.2 × 1019~103[32]
BulkSelf-flux method-~0.1 × 10−3--[43]
FilmMetal organic chemical vapor deposition~2.55~1.35 × 10−3~6 × 1018~800[44]
Bi2Se3BulkBridgman–Stockbarger method5.45.2 × 10−52.94 × 10194.1 × 103This study
BulkHeating stoichiometric mixtures of pure elements--~2 × 1019
at 100 K 		~103
at 100 K		[33]
BulkSelf-flux method-~0.1 × 10−3--[40]
Bulk-~2~0.22 × 10−3~4.5 × 1019~680[45]
FilmVapor phase epitaxy~2.170.608 × 10−3~1.07 × 1019954[46]
NanoplateVapor–liquid–solid
mechanism 		--5.2 × 10188.8 × 103[47]
* Data are given at T = 4.2 K (2 K), unless otherwise indicated.
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