Transport properties of topological insulators films and nanowires

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/22/6/067302

Abstract The last several years have witnessed the rapid developments in the study and understanding of topological insulators. In this review, after a brief summary of the history of topological insulators, we focus on the recent progress made in transport experiments on topological insulator films and nanowires. Some quantum phenomena, including the weak antilocalization, the Aharonov-Bohm effect, and the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations, observed in these nanostructures are described. In addition, the electronic transport evidence of the superconducting proximity effect as well as an anomalous resistance enhancement in topological insulator/superconductor hybrid structures is included.

Keywords: topological insulator surface state transport property magnetoresistance superconducting proximity effect

Received: 19 May 2013
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PACS:	73.20.Fz	(Weak or Anderson localization)
	73.25.+i	(Surface conductivity and carrier phenomena)
	73.50.-h	(Electronic transport phenomena in thin films)
	74.45.+c	(Proximity effects; Andreev reflection; SN and SNS junctions)

Fund: Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2013CB934600 and 2012CB921300), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11222434 and 11174007), and the Pennsylvania State University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center under National Science Foundation (Grant No. DMR-0820404).

Corresponding Authors: Wang Jian
E-mail: jianwangphysics@pku.edu.cn

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Liu Yi (刘易), Ma Zheng (马铮), Zhao Yan-Fei (赵弇斐), Meenakshi Singh, Wang Jian (王健) Transport properties of topological insulators films and nanowires 2013 Chin. Phys. B 22 067302

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