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- Source :
- IEEE Spectrum; Jul2021, Vol. 58 Issue 7, p6-13, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Ever since a new class of materials called topological insulators was first created-a discovery that helped win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2016-researchers have been intrigued by the possibilities for electronics applications such as ultralow-energy transistors, cancer-scanning lasers, and free-space communication beyond 5G. Topological insulators' unusual name stems from their being insulating on the inside and conductive on the outside: On the outer boundaries of a topological insulator, electricity or (in some cases) light flows readily around corners and defects, and with virtually no losses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- TOPOLOGICAL insulators
NOBEL Prize in Physics
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00189235
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Spectrum
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 151306562
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/mspec.2021.9311450