Topological effects on the magnetoconductivity in topological insulators

• Main Authors: Sacksteder, Vincent E., Arnardottir, Kristin Bjorg, Kettemann, Stefan, Shelykh, Ivan A.
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Physics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104257; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24695
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Three-dimensional strong topological insulators (TIs) guarantee the existence of a two-dimensional (2-D) conducting surface state which completely covers the surface of the TI. The TI surface state necessarily wraps around the TI's top, bottom, and two sidewalls, and is therefore topologically...