Ultrafast photocurrents at the surface of the three-dimensional topological insulator Bi2Se3

Surface currents in topological insulators can be controlled by light, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Here, Braun et al. report an ultrafast shift photocurrent at the surface of Ca-doped Bi2Se3, whereas injection currents are much smaller than expected from asymmetric depopul...

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Main Authors: Lukas Braun, Gregor Mussler, Andrzej Hruban, Marcin Konczykowski, Thomas Schumann, Martin Wolf, Markus Münzenberg, Luca Perfetti, Tobias Kampfrath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13259