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Transport Studies of the Electrical, Magnetic and Thermoelectric properties of Topological Insulator Thin Films

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Topological insulators (TIs) are new states of quantum materials with an insulating bulk and metallic surface or edge states.

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Zhang, J. (2016). Introduction. In: Transport Studies of the Electrical, Magnetic and Thermoelectric properties of Topological Insulator Thin Films. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49927-6_1

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