@article{b269bc20dec54276a3111d53687bf4f7,
title = "Fermi level tuning of Ag-doped Bi 2 Se 3 topological insulator",
abstract = " The temperature dependence of the resistivity (ρ) of Ag-doped Bi 2 Se 3 (Ag x Bi 2−x Se 3 ) shows insulating behavior above 35 K, but below 35 K, ρ suddenly decreases with decreasing temperature, in contrast to the metallic behavior for non-doped Bi 2 Se 3 at 1.5–300 K. This significant change in transport properties from metallic behavior clearly shows that the Ag doping of Bi 2 Se 3 can effectively tune the Fermi level downward. The Hall effect measurement shows that carrier is still electron in Ag x Bi 2−x Se 3 and the electron density changes with temperature to reasonably explain the transport properties. Furthermore, the positive gating of Ag x Bi 2−x Se 3 provides metallic behavior that is similar to that of non-doped Bi 2 Se 3 , indicating a successful upward tuning of the Fermi level. ",
author = "Eri Uesugi and Takaki Uchiyama and Hidenori Goto and Hiromi Ota and Teppei Ueno and Hirokazu Fujiwara and Kensei Terashima and Takayoshi Yokoya and Fumihiko Matsui and Jun Akimitsu and Kaya Kobayashi and Yoshihiro Kubozono",
note = "Funding Information: The authors greatly appreciate Prof. Justin Ye of University of Groningen and Prof. Harald O. Jeschke of Okayama University for their valuable discussion. Also the authors are debted Ms. Tong He for her valuable assistance for sample characterization. This study was partly supported by Grants-in-aid (26105004, 26400361, 14J00228 and 17K05500) from MEXT, by the ACT-C program (No. JPMJCR12YW) of JST, and by the Program for Promoting the Enhancement of Research Universities. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, The Author(s).",
year = "2019",
month = mar,
day = "29",
doi = "10.1038/s41598-019-41906-7",
language = "English",
volume = "9",
pages = "5376",
journal = "Scientific Reports",
issn = "2045-2322",
publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",
number = "1",
}