Zitterbewegung-mediated RKKY coupling in topological insulator thin films
The dynamics of itinerant electrons in topological insulator (TI) thin films is investigated using a multi-band decomposition approach. We show that the electron trajectory in the 2D film is anisotropic and confined within a characteristic region. Remarkably, the confinement and anisotropy of the el...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2020-01-01
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Series: | New Journal of Physics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ab95df |