Topological Anderson Insulator in Three Dimensions

H.-M. Guo, G. Rosenberg, G. Refael, and M. Franz
Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 216601 – Published 19 November 2010

Abstract

We show that disorder, when sufficiently strong, can transform an ordinary metal with strong spin-orbit coupling into a strong topological “Anderson” insulator, a new topological phase of quantum matter in three dimensions characterized by disordered insulating bulk and topologically protected conducting surface states.

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  • Received 1 August 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.216601

© 2010 The American Physical Society

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H.-M. Guo1,2, G. Rosenberg1, G. Refael3, and M. Franz1

  • 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z1
  • 2Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
  • 3Department of Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA

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Vol. 105, Iss. 21 — 19 November 2010

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