Emergent quantum confinement at topological insulator surfaces
10.1038/ncomms2162
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Bahramy, M. S., King, P. D. C., de la Torre, A., Chang, J., Shi, M., Patthey, L., Balakrishnan, G., Hofmann, Ph., Arita, R., Nagaosa, N., & Baumberger, F. (2012). Emergent quantum confinement at topological insulator surfaces. Nature Communications, 3(1).

Authors 11
  1. M.S. Bahramy (first)
  2. P.D.C King (additional)
  3. A. de la Torre (additional)
  4. J. Chang (additional)
  5. M. Shi (additional)
  6. L. Patthey (additional)
  7. G. Balakrishnan (additional)
  8. Ph. Hofmann (additional)
  9. R. Arita (additional)
  10. N. Nagaosa (additional)
  11. F. Baumberger (additional)
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