Nanoribbons show 'topological' transport, potential for new technologies

Nanoribbons show 'topological' transport, potential for new technologies West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jan 29, 2016 - Researchers have created nanoribbons of an emerging class of materials called topological insulators and used a magnetic field to control their semiconductor properties, a step toward harnessing the technology to study exotic physics and building new spintronic devices or quantum computers. Unlike ordinary materials that are either insulators or conductors, topological insulators are parad ... more

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