Step Edges on Topological Crystalline Insulators (IMAGE)

University of Würzburg

Step Edges on Topological Crystalline Insulators

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Step edges on topological crystalline insulators may lead to electrically conducting pathways where electrons with opposite spin spin move in converse directions -- any U-turn is prohibited.

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Picture: Thomas Bathon/Paolo Sessi/Matthias Bode

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