Responses of the topological surface states to Mn-covered on topological insulators Bi2Se3 film

Based on first-principles calculations within density functional theory, we studied the electronic and magnetic properties of Mn-covercl Bi2Se3 film employing spin-orbit coupling (SOC) self-consistently. For the Mn monolayer on the Bi2Se3 film, the energy favored structure is that Mn atoms are buried between top surface Se atoms and the second layer Bi atoms, It induces a spin-polarization with local net magnetic moments of 1.730 mu(B) Mn atom breaks the local time reversal symmetry and the Dirac cone of Mn-covered surface disappears. While the Dirac cone of the Mn free surface is still alive. For the substitution of Mn atom for the outmost-layer Se atom, the electronic structure is similar to the case of the ad-Mn system. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.