For the first time, physicists have built a unique topological insulator in which optical and electronic excitations hybridize and flow together. Topological insulators are materials with very ...

Controlling the interactions at the interface of a magnetic/topological insulator heterostructure is an outstanding challenge with implications in fundamental science and technology. A research ...

An intrinsic magnetic topological insulator MnBi2Te4 has been discovered with a large band gap, making it a promising material platform for fabricating ultra-low-energy electronics and observing ...

Researchers have discovered the first ever intrinsic magnetic topological insulator – a stoichiometric compound that boasts both inherent magnetic order and topological insulator characteristics. The ...

Iron-doping of the topological insulator Sb 2 Te 3 results in useful electronic and magnetic properties, quantified in a recent FLEET study at the University of Wollongong. The researchers studied ...

The discovery of a dual topological insulator introduces a new method for creating topological flat minibands through electron interactions, which offer a promising platform for exploring exotic ...

A joint research team that included members from Tohoku University has unveiled a new topological insulator (TI), a unique state of matter that differs from conventional metals, insulators ...

make topological insulators a prime platform for the realization of solid-state quantum computing devices A topological insulator is a material with unique electrical properties resulting from its ...

The ultrathin topological insulator sodium bismuthide (Na 3 Bi) can switch to being a conventional insulator when an electric field is applied. This “off-on” effect, discovered by researchers in ...

For the first time, the team has successfully built a topological insulator operating with both light and electronic excitations simultaneously, called an "exciton-polariton topological insulator".