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Paper   IPM / Physic / 17969
School of Physics
  Title:   Quasi-one-dimensional bismuth chains with topological properties
  Author(s): 
1.  Q. Tian
2.  M. Bagheri Tagani
3.  S. Izadi Vishkayi
4.  Ch. Zhang
5.  B. Li
6.  L. Zhang
7.  Y. Tian
8.  L. Jing Yin
9.  L. Zhang
10.  Zh. Qin
  Status:   Published
  Journal: Appl.Phys.Lett
  Vol.:  125
  Year:  2024
  Pages:   161902
  Supported by:  IPM
  Abstract:
One-dimensional (1D) systems have received a lot of attention due to their exotic physical phenomena such as quantization of conductance, Peierls instability, and Luttinger liquid behavior. Here, we present the synthesis of self-assembled quasi-1D bismuth (Bi) chains on an Au(111) substrate, highlighting their topological properties. Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy measurements reveal that the high-quality large area array is composed of Bi atomic chains with a bandgap of 0.5â??eV. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations confirm the experimental observation and reveal the topological properties of the system, providing evidence of the spin texture of the Bi atomic chains. Our DFT results predict that a single Bi chain hosts exotic topological properties. The atomically precise synthesis of Bi atomic chains overcomes the limitation of the top-down approach toward integration of devices. The work sheds light on the realization of 1D system, providing a platform for further investigation into the intriguing physics in 1D systems.

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