Ultrafast terahertz spectroscopy study of a Kondo insulating thin-film Sm B 6 : Evidence for an emergent surface state

Zhang, Jingdi; Yong, Jie; Takeuchi, Ichiro; Greene, Richard L.; Averitt, Richard D.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.97.155119

Title: Ultrafast terahertz spectroscopy study of a Kondo insulating thin-film $Sm B_{6}$ : Evidence for an emergent surface state

Journal Article · 09 April 2018 · Physical Review. B

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.155119 · OSTI ID:1432405

Zhang, Jingdi; Yong, Jie; Takeuchi, Ichiro; Greene, Richard L.; Averitt, Richard D.

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