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With infrared spectroscopy, we studied the bulk electronic properties of the topological antiferromagnet MnBi2Te4 with T-N similar or equal to 25 K. With the support of band-structure calculations, we assign the intra- and interband excitations and determine the band gap of E-g approximate to 0.17 eV. We also obtain evidence for two types of conduction bands with light and very heavy carriers. The multiband free-carrier response gives rise to an unusually strong increase of the combined plasma frequency, omega(pl), below 300 K. The band reconstruction below T-N yields an additional increase of omega(pl) and a splitting of the transition between the two conduction bands by about 54 meV. Our study thus reveals a complex and strongly temperature-dependent multiband low-energy response that has important implications for the study of the surface states and device applications.
Original language | English |
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Article number | L121103 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physical Review B |
Volume | 103 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 3 Mar 2021 |
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