Quantum spin Hall phase in 2D trigonal lattice

Z. F. Wang; Kyung-Hwan Jin; Feng Liu

doi:10.1038/ncomms12746

Nature Communications (Sep 2016)

Quantum spin Hall phase in 2D trigonal lattice

Z. F. Wang,
Kyung-Hwan Jin,
Feng Liu

Affiliations

Z. F. Wang: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China
Kyung-Hwan Jin: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah
Feng Liu: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12746
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Whilst different models describing the two-dimensional quantum spin Hall effect exist, very few experimental systems have been realized in which to test theory. Here, the authors present a discrete trigonal lattice model for the quantum spin Hall effect and predict its realization in Au/GaAs(111).

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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