Quantum anomalous Hall effect in graphene-based heterostructure

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Zhang, Jiayong ^a   Zhao, Bao ^a   Yao, Yugui ^b   Yang, Zhongqin ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 84930630611     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep10629     Document Type: Article

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