Topological states ruled by stacking faults in Bi2Se3 and Bi2Te3

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Seixas, L ^a   Abdalla, L B ^a   Schmidt, T M ^b   Fazzio, A ^a   Miwa, R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENDED DEFECT; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; METALLIC STATE; SPIN CURRENTS; TI THIN FILMS; TOPOLOGICAL INSULATORS; TOPOLOGICAL STATE; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

DEFECTS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

TOPOLOGY;

EID: 84872738628     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4773325     Document Type: Article

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