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Photoemission Spectroscopy of Magnetic and Non-magnetic Impurities on the Surface of the BiSe Topological Insulator
Dirac-like surface states on surfaces of topological insulators have a chiral
spin structure that suppresses back-scattering and protects the coherence of
these states in the presence of non-magnetic scatterers. In contrast, magnetic
scatterers should open the back- scattering channel via the spin-flip processes
and degrade the state's coherence. We present angle-resolved photoemission
spectroscopy studies of the electronic structure and the scattering rates upon
adsorption of various magnetic and non-magnetic impurities on the surface of
BiSe, a model topological insulator. We reveal a remarkable
insensitivity of the topological surface state to both non-magnetic and
magnetic impurities in the low impurity concentration regime. Scattering
channels open up with the emergence of hexagonal warping in the high-doping
regime, irrespective of the impurity's magnetic moment.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Universal quasiparticle decoherence in hole- and electron-doped high-Tc cuprates
We use angle-resolved photoemission to unravel the quasiparticle decoherence
process in the high- cuprates. The coherent band is highly renormalized,
and the incoherent part manifests itself as a nearly vertical ``dive'' in the
- intensity plot that approaches the bare band bottom. We find that the
coherence-incoherence crossover energies in the hole- and electron-doped
cuprates are quite different, but scale to their corresponding bare bandwidth.
This rules out antiferromagnetic fluctuations as the main source for
decoherence. We also observe the coherent band bottom at the zone center, whose
intensity is strongly suppressed by the decoherence process. Consequently, the
coherent band dispersion for both hole- and electron-doped cuprates is
obtained, and is qualitatively consistent with the framework of Gutzwiller
projection.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
High-energy kink in high-temperature superconductors
In conventional metals, electron-phonon coupling, or the phonon-mediated
interaction between electrons, has long been known to be the pairing
interaction responsible for the superconductivity. The strength of this
interaction essentially determines the superconducting transition temperature
TC. One manifestation of electron-phonon coupling is a mass renormalization of
the electronic dispersion at the energy scale associated with the phonons. This
renormalization is directly observable in photoemission experiments. In
contrast, there remains little consensus on the pairing mechanism in cuprate
high temperature superconductors. The recent observation of similar
renormalization effects in cuprates has raised the hope that the mechanism of
high temperature superconductivity may finally be resolved. The focus has been
on the low energy renormalization and associated "kink" in the dispersion at
around 50 meV. However at that energy scale, there are multiple candidates
including phonon branches, structure in the spin-fluctuation spectrum, and the
superconducting gap itself, making the unique identification of the excitation
responsible for the kink difficult. Here we show that the low-energy
renormalization at ~50 meV is only a small component of the total
renormalization, the majority of which occurs at an order of magnitude higher
energy (~350 meV). This high energy kink poses a new challenge for the physics
of the cuprates. Its role in superconductivity and relation to the low-energy
kink remains to be determined.Comment: 13 pages, 4 figure
Measurement of an Exceptionally Weak Electron-Phonon Coupling on the Surface of the Topological Insulator BiSe Using Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy
Gapless surface states on topological insulators are protected from elastic
scattering on non-magnetic impurities which makes them promising candidates for
low-power electronic applications. However, for wide-spread applications, these
states should have to remain coherent at ambient temperatures. Here, we studied
temperature dependence of the electronic structure and the scattering rates on
the surface of a model topological insulator, BiSe, by high resolution
angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. We found an extremely weak
broadening of the topological surface state with temperature and no anomalies
in the state's dispersion, indicating exceptionally weak electron-phonon
coupling. Our results demonstrate that the topological surface state is
protected not only from elastic scattering on impurities, but also from
scattering on low-energy phonons, suggesting that topological insulators could
serve as a basis for room temperature electronic devices.Comment: published version, 5 pages, 4 figure
Demonstration of Non-Deterministic Quantum Logic Operations using Linear Optical Elements
Knill, Laflamme, and Milburn recently showed that non-deterministic quantum
logic operations could be performed using linear optical elements, additional
photons (ancilla), and post-selection based on the output of single-photon
detectors [Nature 409, 46 (2001)]. Here we report the experimental
demonstration of two logic devices of this kind, a destructive controlled-NOT
(CNOT) gate and a quantum parity check. These two devices can be combined with
a pair of entangled photons to implement a conventional (non-destructive) CNOT
that succeeds with a probability of 1/4.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures; Minor change
On-Chip Matching Networks for Radio-Frequency Single-Electron-Transistors
In this letter, we describe operation of a radio-frequency superconducting
single electron transistor (RF-SSET) with an on-chip superconducting LC
matching network consisting of a spiral inductor L and its capacitance to
ground. The superconducting network has a lower parasitic capacitance and gives
a better matching for the RF-SSET than does a commercial chip inductor.
Moreover, the superconducting network has negligibly low dissipation, leading
to sensitive response to changes in the RF-SSET impedance. The charge
sensitivity 2.4*10^-6 e/(Hz)^1/2 in the sub-gap region and energy sensitivity
of 1.9 hbar indicate that the RF-SSET is operating in the vicinity of the shot
noise limit.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures, REVTeX 4. To appear in Appl. Phys. Let
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