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Master's Thesis
Author of thesis: Ing. Ivo Hlavička
Acad. year: 2016/2017
Supervisor: doc. Ing. Miroslav Bartošík, Ph.D.
Reviewer: doc. Mgr. Adam Dubroka, Ph.D.
Bismuth selenide belongs to a class of topological insulators---materials characterized by a intriguing electronic band structure, with a characteristic Dirac conical band on the surface. In this master thesis, the optical response of this material is explored in the infrared spectral range and in a broad range of magnetic fields. We mainly focus on the absorption of light due to free charge carriers having, when the magnetic field is applied, a form of cyclotron resonance. We find that the experimentally observed response is consistent with expectations for massive electrons in bulk rather than massless particles on the surface.
bismuth selenide, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, topological insulator, cyclotron resonance
Date of defence
20.06.2017
Result of the defence
Defended (thesis was successfully defended)
Grading
A
Language of thesis
Czech
Faculty
Fakulta strojního inženýrství
Department
Institute of Physical Engineering
Study programme
Applied Sciences in Engineering (M2A-P)
Field of study
Physical Engineering and Nanotechnology (M-FIN)
Composition of Committee
prof. RNDr. Tomáš Šikola, CSc. (předseda) prof. RNDr. Miroslav Liška, DrSc. (místopředseda) prof. RNDr. Bohumila Lencová, CSc. (člen) prof. RNDr. Jiří Komrska, CSc. (člen) prof. RNDr. Petr Dub, CSc. (člen) prof. RNDr. Radim Chmelík, Ph.D. (člen) prof. RNDr. Jiří Spousta, Ph.D. (člen) prof. RNDr. Eduard Schmidt, CSc. (člen) prof. RNDr. Pavel Zemánek, Ph.D. (člen) RNDr. Antonín Fejfar, CSc. (člen)
Supervisor’s reportdoc. Ing. Miroslav Bartošík, Ph.D.
Grade proposed by supervisor: A
Reviewer’s reportdoc. Mgr. Adam Dubroka, Ph.D.
Grade proposed by reviewer: A
Responsibility: Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Odstrčilová