Emergence of non-centrosymmetric topological insulating phase in BiTeI under pressure

Nature Communications

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Bahramy, M S ^a   Yang, B J ^a   Arita, R ^a,b   Nagaosa, N ^a,b  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ELECTRON; ELECTRONICS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INSULATOR; PHASE TRANSITION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; KINETICS; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRESSURE;

CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRONICS; ELECTRONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; KINETICS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PRESSURE; SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84857733764     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1679     Document Type: Article

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