Local photocurrent generation in thin films of the topological insulator Bi2Se3

C. Kastl; T. Guan; X. Y. He; K. H. Wu; Y. Q. Li; A. W. Holleitner

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Local photocurrent generation in thin films of the topological insulator Bi₂Se₃

C. Kastl, T. Guan, X. Y. He, K. H. Wu, Y. Q. Li, A. W. Holleitner

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We report on the optoelectronic properties of thin films of Bi₂ Se₃ grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The films are patterned into circuits with typical extensions of tens of microns. In spatially resolved experiments, we observe submicron photocurrent patterns with positive and negative amplitudes. The patterns are independent of the applied bias voltage, but they depend on the width of the circuits. We interpret the patterns to originate from a local photocurrent generation due to potential fluctuations.

Original language	English
Article number	251110
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	101
Issue number	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4772547
State	Published - 17 Dec 2012

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