- 著者
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長谷川 修司
平原 徹
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本表面科学会
- 雑誌
- 表面科学 (ISSN:03885321)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.32, no.4, pp.216-225, 2011-04-10 (Released:2011-04-19)
- 参考文献数
- 44
- 被引用文献数
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2
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By comparing topologically trivial materials (Au, Bi, graphene) and topological insulators (Bi1-xSbx, Bi2Se3), we discuss what the features unique to topological surface states are. The properties reported so far for topological insulators are all explained by Rashba effect due to strong spin-orbit interaction and break down of space-inversion symmetry at surfaces. Topological arguments are not needed. Spin-split surface states with spin-texture Fermi surfaces, however, are very attractive play grounds for exploring spin-flow physics.