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Topological Insulators

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Discovery of topological insulators is a triumph of topological orders in quantum matters. The confirmed topological phases include superfluid liquid 3He, integer and fractional quantum Hall effect, and topological insulators.

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Shen, SQ. (2012). Introduction. In: Topological Insulators. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 174. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32858-9_1

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