Novel insulators with conducting edges
Date | 3rd, Jun 2018 |
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Source | ScienceDaily - General News Websites |
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Physicists are researching a new class of materials: Higher-order topological insulators. The edges of these crystalline solids conduct electric current without dissipation, while the rest of the crystal remains insulating. This could be useful for applications in semiconductor technology and for building quantum computers.