Quantum spin Hall effect shows up in a quantum well insulator, just as predicted

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Day, Charles

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PHYSICS TODAY | 2008年 / 61卷 / 01期

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10.1063/1.2835139

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O4 [物理学];

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0702 ;

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Five years ago, two groups of theorists made a bold proposal: If you apply a voltage to the ends of a semiconducting strip, spin-up electrons will accumulate along one edge, while spin-down electrons will accumulate along the other. © 2008 American Institute of Physics.

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