Converting normal insulators into topological insulators via tuning orbital levels

Tuning the spin-orbit coupling strength via foreign element doping and modifying bonding strength via strain engineering are the major routes to convert normal insulators to topological insulators. We here propose an alternative strategy to realize topological phase transition by tuning the orbital...

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Main Authors: Shi, Wu-Jun (Author), Liu, Junwei (Contributor), Xu, Yong (Author), Xiong, Shi-Jie (Author), Wu, Jian (Author), Duan, Wenhui (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Materials Processing Center (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2015-11-20T15:11:50Z.
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