Tunable topological quantum states in three- and two-dimensional materials

Frontiers of Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 161-176

  Yang, Ming ^a   Zhang, Xiao Long ^a   Liu, Wu Ming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

first principles calculations; quantum anomalous Hall effect; topological insulator

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922974830     PISSN: 20950462     EISSN: 20950470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11467-015-0463-3     Document Type: Review

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