Topological insulators in Bi2Se3, Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3 with a single Dirac cone on the surface

Haijun Zhang; Chao‐Xing Liu; Xiao‐Liang Qi; Xi Dai; Zhong Fang; Shou-Cheng Zhang

doi:10.1038/nphys1270

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Topological insulatorPhysicsSurface statesTopology (electrical circuits)Band gapCondensed matter physicsQuantum anomalous Hall effectSurface (topology)Quantum mechanicsQuantum Hall effectGeometryElectron

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Year: 2009
Type: article
Volume: 5
Issue: 6
Pages: 438-442
Citations: 6063
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                                    Haijun Zhang, 
                                
                                    Chao‐Xing Liu, 
                                
                                    Xiao‐Liang Qi
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2009). 
                            Topological insulators in Bi2Se3, Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3 with a single Dirac cone on the surface. 
                            Nature Physics
                            , 5
                            (6)
                            , 438-442.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys1270
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nphys1270

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