Band structures of ultrathin films of heavy elements, £\-Sn and Sb, were investigated using first-principle calculations with the inclusion of spin-orbit coupling. The band structures were gradually varied as the physical parameters were adjusted. The band inversion was obtained at the high symmetry point in Brillouin zone, making a topological phase transition. In this study, the band inversion at £F point of the Brillouin zone was predicted in single bi-layer of Sb(111) and single bi-layer and two bi-layers of £\-Sn(111). The topological phase transition is from trivial insulator to topological insulator for single bi-layer of Sb(111). Finally, the topological phase transition is from trivial semi-metal to topological semi-metal for single bi-layer of £\-Sn(111), whereas as it is from topological semi-metal to trivial metal for two bi-layers of £\-Sn(111).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0724112-231218 |
| Date | 24 July 2012 |
| Creators | Chen, Chia-Yu |
| Contributors | Wang-Chuang Kuo, Wan-Sheng Su, Feng-Chuan Chuang |
| Publisher | NSYSU |
| Source Sets | NSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Language | Cholon |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0724112-231218 |
| Rights | user_define, Copyright information available at source archive |
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