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Topological insulators (TIs) have generated sustained interest for nearly a decade.
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Van Dyke, J.S. (2018). Charge and Spin Currents in Nanoscale Topological Insulators. In: Electronic and Magnetic Excitations in Correlated and Topological Materials. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89938-1_6
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