Experimental realization of a topological crystalline insulator in SnTe

Nature Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 800-803

  Tanaka, Y ^a   Ren, Zhi ^b   Sato, T ^a   Nakayama, K ^a   Souma, S ^a   Takahashi, T ^a   Segawa, Kouji ^b   Ando, Yoichi ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONES; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; IV-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; SURFACE STATES; TIN COMPOUNDS; TOPOLOGICAL INSULATORS; TOPOLOGY;

ANGLE-RESOLVED PHOTOEMISSION; CRYSTALLINE INSULATORS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; EXPERIMENTAL REALIZATIONS; QUANTUM STATE OF MATTERS; SURFACE BRILLOUIN ZONES; TIME REVERSAL SYMMETRIES; TOPOLOGICAL STATE;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 84868681541     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2442     Document Type: Article

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