The investigation, and ultimate application, of topological insulators, typically involve
exposure to ambient conditions or their integration with metals, which lead to surface …

α-GeTe (111) is a noncentrosymmetric ferroelectric material for which a strong spin-orbit
interaction gives rise to giant Rashba split states in the bulk and at the surface. The detailed …

Topological insulators (TIs) are of particular interest in the recent solid‐state research
because of their exceptional features stemming from the conducting, topologically protected …

Ultrathin films of the ternary topological insulator (Bi 0.4 Sb 0.6) 2 Te 3 are fabricated by
molecular beam epitaxy. Although it is generally assumed that the ternary topological …

Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals materials [1] have been a topic of significant research
interest in recent years due to their novel electrical, optical, and mechanical properties …

The conductive helical edge states in topological insulators (TIs) have been lauded over the
last decade as a means towards the development of low-energy electronic and spintronic …

The tetradymite compounds are known as good thermoelectric materials and also strong
topological insulators, which exhibit unique electronic structures governed by several …

The physical investigation of surfaces and their properties crucially depends on their quality.
Such investigations are commonly performed in an ultra-high vacuum environment …