Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research, IFW Dresden, D-01069 Dresden, Germany.
Phys Rev Lett. 2013 May 3;110(18):186806. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.186806. Epub 2013 Apr 30.
Quantum coherent transport of surface states in a mesoscopic nanowire of the three-dimensional topological insulator Bi(2}Se(3) is studied in the weak-disorder limit. At very low temperatures, many harmonics are evidenced in the Fourier transform of Aharonov-Bohm oscillations, revealing the long phase coherence length of spin-chiral Dirac fermions. Remarkably, from their exponential temperature dependence, we infer an unusual 1/T power law for the phase coherence length L(φ)(T). This decoherence is typical for quasiballistic fermions weakly coupled to their environment.
在三维拓扑绝缘体 Bi(2)Se(3)的介观纳米线中,研究了表面态的量子相干输运在弱无序极限下。在极低的温度下,在 Aharonov-Bohm 振荡的傅里叶变换中可以看到许多谐波,这揭示了自旋手性狄拉克费米子的长相位相干长度。值得注意的是,从它们的指数温度依赖性,我们推断出相位相干长度 L(φ)(T)的不寻常的 1/T 幂律。这种退相干对于与环境弱耦合的准弹道费米子来说是典型的。