A. Gyenis, I. K. Drozdov, S. Nadj-Perge, O. B. Jeong, J. Seo, I. Pletikosic, T. Valla, G. D. Gu, A. Yazdani
Topological crystalline insulators represent a novel topological phase of matter in which the surface states are protected by discrete point group-symmetries of the underlying lattice. Rock-salt lead-tin-selenide alloy is one possible realization of this phase which undergoes a topological phase transition upon changing the lead content. We used scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) to probe the surface states on (001) Pb(1-x)Sn(x)Se in the topologically non-trivial (x=0.23) and topologically trivial (x=0) phases. We observed quasiparticle interference with STM on the surface of the topological crystalline insulator and demonstrated that the measured interference can be well understood from ARPES studies and a simple band structure model. Furthermore, our findings support the fact that Pb(0.77)Sn(0.23)Se and PbSe have different topological nature.
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http://arxiv.org/abs/1306.0043
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