Observation of unusual topological surface states in half-Heusler compounds LnPtBi (Ln=Lu, Y)

oleh: Z. K. Liu, L. X. Yang, S.-C. Wu, C. Shekhar, J. Jiang, H. F. Yang, Y. Zhang, S.-K. Mo, Z. Hussain, B. Yan, C. Felser, Y. L. Chen

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-09-01

Deskripsi

Heusler compounds have been predicted to host topological order with other emergent properties, which yet awaits for experimental evidence. Here, Liu et al. report a direct observation of topological surface states on half-Heusler compounds LnPtBi.