skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Topological physics with light

Journal Article · · Physics Today
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.2394· OSTI ID:22257005

Electrons in a so-called topological insulator circulate around the material’s boundary without ever straying into the bulk. Uncharged photons can be induced to carry out similar behavior.

OSTI ID:
22257005
Journal Information:
Physics Today, Vol. 67, Issue 5; Other Information: (c) 2014 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9228
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Plasmons in Z2 topological insulators
Journal Article · Tue Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Physical Review. B · OSTI ID:22257005

The Physics and Chemistry of Cluster-based Catalyst Systems
Technical Report · Thu Nov 08 00:00:00 EST 2018 · OSTI ID:22257005

Observation of topologically protected states at crystalline phase boundaries in single-layer WSe2
Journal Article · Fri Aug 24 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Nature Communications · OSTI ID:22257005