Peculiarities of the electronic transport in topological materials of Bi2Se3 and MoxW1-xTe2 (x = 0; 0.5; 1)

Abstract

The electrical resistivity of thin films of a topological insulator of Bi2Se3 with a thickness of 10 nm to 75 nm, single crystal of Bi2Se3 with thickness of 0.65 mm and single crystals of topological Weyl semimetals MoxW1-xTe2 (x = 0; 0.5; 1) in the temperature range from 4.2 to 300 K was measured. A size effect in the electrical conductivity of Bi2Se3 films was observed, i.e. linear dependence of the conductivity of the film on its reciprocal thickness. It is suggested the existence of two different conduction channels in the Mo0.5W0.5Te2 compound. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.