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Materialphysik (Bachelor of Science) >>
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Topological insulators (PS Topol. Insul.)- Lecturers
- Prof. Dr. Oleg Pankratov, Prof. Dr. Thomas Fauster
- Details
- Hauptseminar
2 cred.h
nur Fachstudium, Sprache Deutsch und Englisch
Time and place: Tue 14:00 - 16:00, HF
- Fields of study
- WPF Ph-BA ab 5
WPF Ph-MA ab 1
WPF PhM-BA ab 5
WPF PhM-MA ab 1
- Prerequisites / Organisational information
- Topological insulators are a class of materials which have attracted a lot of attention in theory and experiment in recent years. This seminar gives an overview and introduction into this field.
For registration to this course send an email to Oleg Pankratov including a list of up to three favorite topics no later than August 1st.
- Contents
- What is a topological insulator? Introduction and examples of materials and experiments
Quantum spin Hall effect: Experiments Quantum Hall effect and the chiral edge states Edge states in HgTe/CdHgTe system and quantum spin Hall effect Material properties of topological insulators in bismuth chalcogenide class Photoemission from topological insulators A simplest topological insulator: SnTe. Universal spin-polarized surface states Spin structure and circular dichroism of topological surface states Berry phase, Chern number and the band structure topology: a general approach to topological insulators Electron dynamics in topological insulators Graphene with spin-orbit coupling: a hypothetical 2D topological insulator
- Recommended literature
- Will be provided individually for each talk.
- Additional information
- Expected participants: 20
- Assigned lectures
- AG: Arbeitsgemeinschaft zum Seminar 'Topological insulators'
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Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Oleg Pankratov
Time and place: Fri 14:00 - 17:00, room tbd
- Verwendung in folgenden UnivIS-Modulen
- Startsemester WS 2014/2015:
- Physikalisches Seminar: Topological Insulators (PS)
- Department: Chair of Solid State Theory (Prof. Dr. Pankratov)
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