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Influence of Device Geometry on Transport Properties of Topological Insulator Microflakes |
| Fan Gao1,2 and Yongqing Li1,2,3,4* |
1Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
2School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
3Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan 523808, China
4CAS Center for Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Fan Gao and Yongqing Li 2021 Chin. Phys. Lett. 38 117302 |
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Abstract In the transport studies of topological insulators, microflakes exfoliated from bulk single crystals are often used because of the convenience in sample preparation and the accessibility to high carrier mobilities. Here, based on finite element analysis, we show that for the non-Hall-bar shaped topological insulator samples, the measured four-point resistances can be substantially modified by the sample geometry, bulk and surface resistivities, and magnetic field. Geometry correction factors must be introduced for accurately converting the four-point resistances to the longitudinal resistivity and Hall resistivity. The magnetic field dependence of inhomogeneous current density distribution can lead to pronounced positive magnetoresistance and nonlinear Hall effect that would not exist in the samples of ideal Hall bar geometry.
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Received: 22 August 2021
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Published: 27 October 2021
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73.63.-b
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(Electronic transport in nanoscale materials and structures)
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73.20.-r
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(Electron states at surfaces and interfaces)
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73.43.Qt
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(Magnetoresistance)
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| Fund: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11961141011), the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDB28000000), and the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFA0300600). |
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