Bi1Te1 is a dual topological insulator

oleh: Markus Eschbach, Martin Lanius, Chengwang Niu, Ewa Młyńczak, Pika Gospodarič, Jens Kellner, Peter Schüffelgen, Mathias Gehlmann, Sven Döring, Elmar Neumann, Martina Luysberg, Gregor Mussler, Lukasz Plucinski, Markus Morgenstern, Detlev Grützmacher, Gustav Bihlmayer, Stefan Blügel, Claus M. Schneider

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2017-04-01

Deskripsi

Coexistence of a topological insulator phase and a topological crystalline insulator phase helps to maintain topological properties under a controlled symmetry breaking perturbation. Here, Eschbacket al. report a superlattice of Bi and Bi2Te3to be such a dual topological insulator.