The quantum spin Hall effect and topological insulators
Materials Science
2010-01-12 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Abstract
In topological insulators, spin-orbit coupling and time-reversal symmetry combine to form a novel state of matter predicted to have exotic physical properties.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1001.1602,
title = {The quantum spin Hall effect and topological insulators},
author = {Xiao-Liang Qi and Shou-Cheng Zhang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.1602},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
7 pages, 5 figures, an introduction of the quantum spin Hall effect and topological insulators. For a video introduction of topological insulators, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg8Yu-Ju3Vw