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20152021
most citedQuantum-spin-Hall insulator with a large gap: single-layer 1T' WSe

166 citations · 799 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021★ 4 cited

Observation of a Smoothly Tunable Dirac Point in

Sean Howard, Arjun Raghavan, Davide Iaia +9

State-of-the-art topological devices require the use topological surface states to drive electronic transport. In this study, we examine a tunable topological system, $Ge(Bi_{x}Sb_…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2018★ 40 cited

In-situ strain tuning of the Dirac surface states in Bi2Se3 films

David Floetotto, Yang Bai, Yang-Hao Chan +12

Elastic strain has the potential for a controlled manipulation of the band gap and spin-polarized Dirac states of topological materials, which can lead to pseudo-magnetic-field eff…

cond-mat.mes-hall2018★ 20 cited

Experimental and Theoretical Electronic Structure and Symmetry Effects in Ultrathin NbSe2 Films

Cai-Zhi Xu, Xiaoxiong Wang, Peng Chen +6

Layered quasi-two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), which can be readily made in ultrathin films, offer excellent opportunities for studying how dimensionality…

cond-mat.mes-hall2018★ 166 cited

Quantum-spin-Hall insulator with a large gap: single-layer 1T' WSe

P. Chen, W. -W. Pai, Y. -H. Chan +6

Two-dimensional (2D) topological insulators (TIs) are promising platforms for low-dissipation spintronic devices based on the quantum spin Hall (QSH) effect, but experimental reali…

cond-mat.mes-hall2018★ 131 cited

Emergence of charge density waves and a pseudogap in single-layer TiTe2

P. Chen, Woei Wu Pai, Y. -H. Chan +8

Two-dimensional materials constitute a promising platform for developing nanoscale devices and systems. Their physical properties can be very different from those of the correspond…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2017★ 110 cited

Gapped Electronic Structure of Epitaxial Stanene on InSb(111)

Cai-Zhi Xu, Yang-Hao Chan, Peng Chen +7

Stanene (single-layer grey tin), with an electronic structure akin to that of graphene but exhibiting a much larger spin-orbit gap, offers a promising platform for room-temperature…

cond-mat.mes-hall2017★ 24 cited

Photoemission Circular Dichroism and Spin Polarization of the Topological Surface States in Ultrathin Bi2Te3 Films

C. -Z. Xu, Y. Liu, R. Yukawa +4

Circular dichroism (CD) observed by photoemission, being sensitive to the orbital and spin angular momenta of the electronic states, is a powerful probe of the nontrivial surface s…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2017★ 134 cited

Elemental topological Dirac semimetal: α-Sn on InSb(111)

Cai-Zhi Xu, Yang-Hao Chan, Yige Chen +12

Three-dimensional (3D) topological Dirac semimetals (TDSs) are rare but important as a versatile platform for exploring exotic electronic properties and topological phase transitio…

cond-mat.mes-hall2015★ 4 cited

Direct Transition Resonance in Atomically Uniform Topological Sb(111) Thin Films

Guang Bian, Caizhi Xu, Tay-Rong Chang +8

Atomically uniform Sb(111) films are fabricated by the method of molecular beam epitaxy on an optimized Si(111) surface. Two dimensional quantum well states and topological surface…

cond-mat.mes-hall2015★ 35 cited

Engineering electronic structure of a 2D topological insulator Bi(111) bilayer on Sb nanofilms by quantum confinement effect

Guang Bian, Z. F. Wang, Xiaoxiong Wang +6

We report on fabrication of a two-dimensional topological insulator-Bi(111) bilayer on Sb nanofilms via a sequential molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growth technique. Our angle-resolv…