Nanoscale electron transport at the surface of a topological insulator

Topological insulators offer lossless surface transport because of the suppression of conduction-electron backscattering from defect sites. Here, the authors show that the nanoscale voltage drops caused by such scattering can be directly measured using scanning tunnelling potentiometry.

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Autores principales: Sebastian Bauer, Christian A. Bobisch
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a95adeecace24243a067bab5ea6d54042021-12-02T15:35:26ZNanoscale electron transport at the surface of a topological insulator10.1038/ncomms113812041-1723https://doaj.org/article/a95adeecace24243a067bab5ea6d54042016-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11381https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Topological insulators offer lossless surface transport because of the suppression of conduction-electron backscattering from defect sites. Here, the authors show that the nanoscale voltage drops caused by such scattering can be directly measured using scanning tunnelling potentiometry.Sebastian BauerChristian A. BobischNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2016)
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Nanoscale electron transport at the surface of a topological insulator
description Topological insulators offer lossless surface transport because of the suppression of conduction-electron backscattering from defect sites. Here, the authors show that the nanoscale voltage drops caused by such scattering can be directly measured using scanning tunnelling potentiometry.
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author Sebastian Bauer
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title Nanoscale electron transport at the surface of a topological insulator
title_short Nanoscale electron transport at the surface of a topological insulator
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title_fullStr Nanoscale electron transport at the surface of a topological insulator
title_full_unstemmed Nanoscale electron transport at the surface of a topological insulator
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