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Propagation of Surface Plasmon Polaritons in Thin Films of Topological Insulators

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arxiv 1601.05026 v2 pith:2HJRNCSK submitted 2016-01-19 cond-mat.mes-hall

Propagation of Surface Plasmon Polaritons in Thin Films of Topological Insulators

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The propagation of surface plasmon polaritons in thin films of topological insulators is studied. The materials considered are second generation three dimensional topological insulators Bi$_2$Se$_3$, Bi$_2$Te$_3$, and Sb$_2$Te$_3$. Dispersion relations and propagation lengths are estimated numerically, taking into account the variation of bulk dielectric functions of topological insulators as well as substrate using the Drude-Lorentz model. Key factors affecting propagation length are identified and ways to modify the dispersion relations are suggested. The explanation of the apparent discrepancy between the experimental data for Bi$_2$Se$_3$ and theory is proposed.

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