Controlling the bulk bandgap and phase transition in topological insulators by combining them with trivial insulators. University of Antwerp
Recently, the established division between insulators and conductors was torn down by the remarkable discovery of topological insulators. These materials are bulk insulating, but conducting at their surfaces. They receive a lot of attention for their exotic physics, interesting applications in spintronics and quantum computing and the creation of Majorana fermions (fermions that are their own antiparticles) in these materials.For the few known ...