DocumentCode
1251924
Title
Topological insulators
Author
Moore, Joel E.
Volume
48
Issue
7
fYear
2011
fDate
7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
38
Lastpage
57
Abstract
In science, the usual order is that experiments reveal something and then theorists explain it afterward, if at all. A classic example is superconductivity. It was first noticed in 1911, but it took theorists nearly 50 years to come up with an explanation, and even that explanation does not apply to every superconducting material. But once in a while, we theorists hit on things all by ourselves. And once in a long while, that something turns out to be technologically useful.
Keywords
semiconductor materials; spin-orbit interactions; superconducting materials; topological insulators; insulators; quantum magic; semiconductor material; spin-orbit coupling; superconducting material; superconductivity; topological insulators; Conductors; Insulators; Mathematics; Superconductivity; Technological innovation; Topology;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2011.5910446
Filename
5910446
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