TY - BOOK ID - 14307544 TI - Topological insulators : Dirac equation in condensed matters PY - 2012 VL - 174 SN - 01711873 SN - 3642328571 3642439519 364232858X 1299197655 PB - Berlin ; New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Layer structure (Solids) -- Congresses. KW - Electric insulators and insulation KW - Dirac equation KW - Condensed matter KW - Electrical & Computer Engineering KW - Physics KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Electrical Engineering KW - Electricity & Magnetism KW - Electric insulators and insulation. KW - Dirac equation. KW - Condensed matter. KW - Condensed materials KW - Condensed media KW - Condensed phase KW - Materials, Condensed KW - Media, Condensed KW - Phase, Condensed KW - Bushings KW - Insulation (Electric) KW - Physics. KW - Solid state physics. KW - Semiconductors. KW - Optical materials. KW - Electronic materials. KW - Solid State Physics. KW - Optical and Electronic Materials. KW - Liquids KW - Matter KW - Solids KW - Differential equations, Partial KW - Quantum field theory KW - Wave equation KW - Electric resistance KW - Insulating materials KW - Dielectrics KW - Optics KW - Materials KW - Topological insulators. KW - Crystalline semiconductors KW - Semi-conductors KW - Semiconducting materials KW - Semiconductor devices KW - Crystals KW - Electrical engineering KW - Electronics KW - Solid state electronics KW - Electronic materials UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14307544 AB - Topological insulators are insulating in the bulk, but process metallic states around its boundary owing to the topological origin of the band structure. The metallic edge or surface states are immune to weak disorder or impurities, and robust against the deformation of the system geometry. This book, Topological insulators, presents a unified description of topological insulators from one to three dimensions based on the modified Dirac equation. A series of solutions of the bound states near the boundary are derived, and the existing conditions of these solutions are described. Topological invariants and their applications to a variety of systems from one-dimensional polyacetalene, to two-dimensional quantum spin Hall effect and p-wave superconductors, and three-dimensional topological insulators and superconductors or superfluids are introduced, helping readers to better understand this fascinating new field. This book is intended for researchers and graduate students working in the field of topological insulators and related areas. Shun-Qing Shen is a Professor at the Department of Physics, the University of Hong Kong, China. ER -