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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.

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@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

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