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Reshaping of Dirac Cones in Topological Insulators and Graphene

  • Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • More than 50 illustrations accompany and enrich the main text
  • Contains an extensive chapter for the newcomer to the main ideas of topological insulators
  • Provides a detailed account of the effects of external fields on the reshaping of Dirac cones

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
  2. Introduction

    • Álvaro Díaz Fernández
    Pages 1-7
  3. Two-Band Models

    • Álvaro Díaz Fernández
    Pages 9-70
  4. Reshaping of Dirac Cones by Electric Fields

    • Álvaro Díaz Fernández
    Pages 71-114
  5. Reshaping of Dirac Cones by Magnetic Fields

    • Álvaro Díaz Fernández
    Pages 115-140
  6. Surface States in \(\delta \)-doped Topological Boundaries

    • Álvaro Díaz Fernández
    Pages 141-159
  7. Floquet Engineering of Dirac Cones

    • Álvaro Díaz Fernández
    Pages 161-177
  8. Conclusions

    • Álvaro Díaz Fernández
    Pages 179-180
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 181-183

About this book

Dirac cones are ubiquitous to non-trivial quantum matter and are expected to boost and reshape the field of modern electronics. Particularly relevant examples where these cones arise are topological insulators and graphene. From a fundamental perspective, this thesis proposes schemes towards modifying basic properties of these cones in the aforementioned materials. The thesis begins with a brief historical introduction which is followed by an extensive chapter that endows the reader with the basic tools of symmetry and topology needed to understand the remaining text. The subsequent four chapters are devoted to the reshaping of Dirac cones by external fields and delta doping. At all times, the ideas discussed in the second chapter are always a guiding principle to understand the phenomena discussed in those four chapters. As a result, the thesis is cohesive and represents a major advance in our understanding of the physics of Dirac materials.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Álvaro Díaz Fernández

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Reshaping of Dirac Cones in Topological Insulators and Graphene

  • Authors: Álvaro Díaz Fernández

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61555-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-61554-3Published: 10 December 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-61557-4Published: 11 December 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-61555-0Published: 09 December 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 183

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 55 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Science, general, Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films, Quantum Physics

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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