Quantum spin Hall effect in 2D topological insulators

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8100, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Sonin, E B ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Quantum charge conductance; Quantum spin conductance; Quantum spin Hall effect; Spin accumulation; Topological insulator

Indexed keywords

CHERN NUMBERS; QUANTUM SPIN; QUANTUM SPIN HALL EFFECT; QUANTUM SPIN HALLS; SPIN-ACCUMULATIONS; TOPOLOGICAL INSULATOR;

CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; HALL EFFECT; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 80053467692     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.892272     Document Type: Conference Paper

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