An insulator’s metallic side
AUG 27, 2009
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.023635
Nature : Certain insulators have conducting surfaces that arise from subtle chemical properties of the bulk material. The latest experiments suggest that such surfaces may compete with graphene in electronic applications. Related Links Topological surface states protected from backscattering by chiral spin texture A tunable topological insulator in the spin helical Dirac transport regime
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