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  • Title: Interaction of phonons and dirac fermions on the surface of Bi2Se3: a strong Kohn anomaly.
    Author: Zhu X, Santos L, Sankar R, Chikara S, Howard C, Chou FC, Chamon C, El-Batanouny M.
    Journal: Phys Rev Lett; 2011 Oct 28; 107(18):186102. PubMed ID: 22107648.
    Abstract:
    We report the first measurements of phonon dispersion curves on the (001) surface of the strong three-dimensional topological insulator Bi2Se3. The surface phonon measurements were carried out with the aid of coherent helium beam surface scattering techniques. The results reveal a prominent signature of the exotic metallic Dirac fermion quasiparticles, including a strong Kohn anomaly. The signature is manifest in a low energy isotropic convex dispersive surface phonon branch with a frequency maximum of 1.8 THz and having a V-shaped minimum at approximately 2kF that defines the Kohn anomaly. Theoretical analysis attributes this dispersive profile to the renormalization of the surface phonon excitations by the surface Dirac fermions. The contribution of the Dirac fermions to this renormalization is derived in terms of a Coulomb-type perturbation model.
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