topological insulator

English

Noun

topological insulator (plural topological insulators)

  1. a material which conducts electrons only along its edges and surfaces, but does not conduct in its interior

See also

  • stanene (topological insulator)
  • mercury telluride (HgTe) (topological insulator)
  • Hall effect
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