Topological phase transition and quantum spin Hall edge states of antimony few layers

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Kim, Sung Hwan ^a,b   Jin, Kyung Hwan ^b   Park, Joonbum ^b   Kim, Jun Sung ^b   Jhi, Seung Hoon ^b   Yeom, Han Woong ^a,b  

^a Institute for Basic Science   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

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EID: 84987755487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep33193     Document Type: Article

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