Title Optical Properties of Bismuth-Based Topological Insulators Author(s) Di Pietro, Paola Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2014. Description X, 119 p. 78 illus., 36 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note Topological Insulators (TIs)?? are insulators in the bulk, but have exotic metallic states at their surfaces. The topology, associated with the electronic wavefunctions of these systems, changes when passing from the bulk to the surface.This work??studies, by means of infrared spectroscopy, the low energy optical conductivity of Bismuth based TIs in order to identify the extrinsic charge contribution of the bulk and to separate it from the intrinsic contribution of the??surface state??carriers. The extensive results presented in this thesis definitely shows the 2D character of the carriers in Bismuth-based topological insulators. The experimental apparatus and the FTIR technique, the theory of optical properties and Surface Plasmon Polaritons, as well as sample preparation of both crystals and thin films, and the analysis procedures are thoroughly??described ISBN,Price 9783319019918 Keyword(s) 1. Characterization and Evaluation of Materials 2. EBOOK 3. EBOOK - SPRINGER 4. Electronic materials 5. MATERIALS SCIENCE 6. Materials???Surfaces 7. Optical and Electronic Materials 8. OPTICAL MATERIALS 9. SEMICONDUCTORS 10. SOLID STATE PHYSICS 11. Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films 12. THIN FILMS Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I05857     On Shelf