Formation of quantum spin Hall state on Si surface and energy gap scaling with strength of spin orbit coupling

For potential applications in spintronics and quantum computing, it is desirable to place a quantum spin Hall insulator [i.e., a 2D topological insulator (TI)] on a substrate while maintaining a large energy gap. Here, we demonstrate a unique approach to create the large-gap 2D TI state on a semicon...

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Main Authors: Zhou, Miao, Ming, Wenmei, Liu, Zheng, Wang, Zhengfei, Yao, Yugui, Liu, Feng
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4236754/