Emergent quantum confinement at topological insulator surfaces
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Emergent quantum confinement at topological insulator surfaces.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature Communications
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2162