Effects of spin-dependent electronic correlations on surface states in topological insulators
Sprache des Titels:
Englisch
Original Kurzfassung:
The effect of electron-electron interactions on the energy spectrum of surface electrons in a three-dimensional topological insulator is studied theoretically. The interaction includes both charge- and spin-dependent correlations.
Using the Green?s function method, we calculate the electron self-energy and determine the renormalized spin-orbit coupling strength. We find that the energy spectrum renormalized by spin-dependent electronic correlation turns nonlinear with respect to the wave vector k measured from the perfect Dirac cone (in the absence of electron-electron interactions). We also discuss charge screening contributions from surface and bulk
electrons.
Sprache der Kurzfassung:
Englisch
Journal:
Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics