Fractional charge and quantized current in the quantum spin Hall state

Nature Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 273-276

  Qi, Xiao Liang ^a   Hughes, Taylor L ^a   Zhang, Shou Cheng ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMAIN WALLS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; QUANTUM HALL EFFECT; SPIN HALL EFFECT; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TOPOLOGY;

DOPED SEMICONDUCTORS; FRACTIONAL CHARGES; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; QUANTIZED CURRENT; QUANTUM SPIN HALLS; ROTATING MAGNETIC FIELDS; SPIN HALL INSULATOR; TOPOLOGICAL STRUCTURE;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 41549087850     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys913     Document Type: Article

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