Topological insulators : materials and applications /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Other Authors:	Inamuddin, 1980- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Millersville, PA : Materials Research Forum LLC, [2024]
Series:	Materials research foundations ; v. 154.
Subjects:	Topological insulators. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Intro
front-matter
Table of Contents
Preface
1
Fundamental Concepts of Topological Insulators
1. Introduction
2. Basic concepts
2.1 Quantum Hall to Quantum Spin Hall
2.2 Time-reversal symmetry (TRS)
2.3 Topological surface-states
2.4 Spin orbital coupling
2.5 Bulk insulating states
2.6 Topological invariants
3. Fundamental properties of TIs
3.1 Photon-Like Electron
3.2 Low-Power Dissipation
3.3 Spin-Polarized Electrons
3.4 Quantum Spin Hall (QSH)
3.5 Mechanical strength
3.6 Thermal Expansion and Mechanical Stability
3.7 Band inversion and Dirac-like surface-states
4. Development of TIs
Conclusion
References
2
One-Dimensional Topological Insulators
1. Introduction
1.1 Overview of TIs
2. History
3. Properties
3.1 Photon-like electron
3.2 Low power dissipation
3.3 Spin-polarized electrons
3.4 Quantum spin hall effect (QSH)
4. Class distribution of TIs
4.1 Distribution by dimension
4.2 Distribution by parity of Dirac points
4.3 Distribution by symmetry
5. Synthesis of TIs
5.1 Mechanical exfoliation
5.2 MBE growth of TIs
5.3 Chemical vapor deposition
5.4 Physical vapor deposition (PVD)
6. Generations of TIs
6.1 First-generation TIs
6.2 Second-generation TIs
6.3 Higher -order TIs
6.4 Experimental realization of 2D and 3D TIs
7. Photonic TIs
7.1 Floquet topological insulators
8. Bismuth-based topological insulators
9. Extensions of one-dimensional topological insulator models
9.1 SSH model
9.2 Jackiw-Rebbi Model
10. Reversed conductance decay of 1D topological insulators
11. Topological Insulators in a ten-fold way
11.1 T-symmetry
11.2 Particle-hole symmetry
11.3 Chiral symmetry
12. Future evolution of 1D topological insulators
Conclusion
References
3
The Origin of Topological Insulators
1. Introduction
2. Topological insulator's primer
2.1 Knowledge acquire from past
2.2 Going 3D
3. Experimental realizations
3.1 A graphene lookalike
3.2 Concerned matter
4. A novel field
4.1 Superfluidity and particle physics
4.2 Emergent particles and quantum computing
Conclusion
References
4
Magnetic Topological Insulator
1. Introduction
2. Origin of magnetization in magnetic topological insulators
3. Intrinsic magnetic TIs
3.1 Anti-ferromagnetic phase
3.2 Ferromagnetic phase
4. Experimental observation of an intrinsic magnetic TI
5. Quantum anomalous hall effect in magnetic TIs
5.1 Quantum spin hall effect in 2D system
5.2 QHE, QSHE, and QAHE
6. Experimental observation of the AQHE in a MTIs
Conclusion
References
5
Topological Superconductor
1. Introduction
2. Theory of topological superconductors
3. Majorana fermions
4. Possible candidate of superconductivity in TSCs
4.1 Unconventional superconductors (SCs)
4.2 Iron based superconductors