Observation of topological surface state quantum Hall effect in an intrinsic three-dimensional topological insulator

Nature Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 956-963

  Xu, Yang ^a,b   Miotkowski, Ireneusz ^a   Liu, Chang ^c,d   Tian, Jifa ^a,b   Nam, Hyoungdo ^e   Alidoust, Nasser ^c,d   Hu, Jiuning ^b   Shih, Chih Kang ^e   Hasan, M Zahid ^c,d   Chen, Yong P ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Princeton University   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; DENSITY OF GASES; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM COMPUTERS; QUANTUM THEORY; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE STATES; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TOPOLOGICAL INSULATORS; TOPOLOGY;

CONDUCTING SURFACES; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT; HALL CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MONOPOLES; MAJORANA PARTICLES; QUANTUM STATE OF MATTERS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

QUANTUM HALL EFFECT;

EID: 84924577387     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys3140     Document Type: Article

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