Topological insulators are new states of quantum matter which cannot be adiabatically
connected to conventional insulators and semiconductors. They are characterized by a full …

Exploiting spin transport increases the functionality of electronic devices and enables such
devices to overcome physical limitations related to speed and power. Utilizing the Rashba …

Topological insulators represent a new quantum state of matter which is characterized by
peculiar edge or surface states that show up due to a topological character of the bulk wave …

There has been increasing interest in phenomena emerging from relativistic electrons in a
solid, which have a potential impact on spintronics and magnetoelectrics. One example is …

When electrons are subject to a large external magnetic field, the conventional charge
quantum Hall effect, dictates that an electronic excitation gap is generated in the sample …

A topologically ordered material is characterized by a rare quantum organization of
electrons that evades the conventional spontaneously broken symmetry–based …

We study the electronic surface states of the semiconducting alloy bismuth antimony (Bi 1− x
Sb x). Using a phenomenological tight-binding model, we show that the Fermi surface for the …

We propose that the existence of local orbital angular momentum (OAM) on the surfaces of
high-Z materials plays a crucial role in the formation of Rashba-type surface band splitting …

We reveal a giant Rashba effect (α R≈ 1.3 eV Å) on a surface state of Ir (111) by angle-
resolved photoemission and by density functional theory. It is demonstrated that the …

Ever since discovery of graphene, two‐dimensional (2D) materials become a new tool box
for information technology. Among the 2D family, ultrathin bismuth (Bi) has attracted a great …