Quantum spin Hall effect in a disordered hexagonal SixGe 1-x alloy

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 88, Issue 20, 2013, Pages

  Padilha, J E ^a   Seixas, L ^a   Pontes, Renato B ^b   Da Silva, Antônio J R ^a,c   Fazzio, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Federal de Gois   (Brazil)

^c LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE LUZ SÍNCROTRON   (Brazil)

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EID: 84890367655     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.88.201106     Document Type: Article

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