Physikalisches Seminar: Topological Insulators (PS)5 ECTS
(englische Bezeichnung: Seminar on Physics: Topological Insulators)
(Prüfungsordnungsmodul: Physikalisches Seminar für Studierende der Materialphysik)

Lehrveranstaltungen:

• • Topological insulators
    (Hauptseminar, 2 SWS, Oleg Pankratov et al., Di, 14:00 - 16:00, HF)

Inhalt:

Contents:
Topological insulators are a class of materials which have attracted a lot of attention in theory and experiment in recent years. This seminar gives an overview and introduction into this field.

List of topics:

• What is a topological insulator? Introduction and examples of materials and experiments

• Quantum spin Hall effect: Experiments

• Quantum Hall effect and the chiral edge states

• Edge states in HgTe/CdHgTe system and quantum spin Hall effect

• Material properties of topological insulators in bismuth chalcogenide class

• Photoemission from topological insulators

• A simplest topological insulator: SnTe. Universal spin-polarized surface states

• Spin structure and circular dichroism of topological surface states

• Berry phase, Chern number and the band structure topology: a general approach to topological insulators

• Electron dynamics in topological insulators

• Graphene with spin-orbit coupling: a hypothetical 2D topological insulator

Lernziele und Kompetenzen:

Learning goals and competences:
Students

• comprehend an interesting physical topic in a short time frame

• identify and interpret the appropriate literature

• select and organize the relevant information for the presentation

• compose a presentation on the topic at the appropriate level for the audience

• use the appropriate presentation techniques and tools

• criticize and defend the topic in a scientific discussion

Literatur:

Literature:
Will be provided individually for each talk.

Verwendbarkeit des Moduls / Einpassung in den Musterstudienplan:

1. Materialphysik (Bachelor of Science)
   (Po-Vers. 2010 | Module des 3. bis 6. Fachsemesters | Physikalisches Seminar für Studierende der Materialphysik)

Studien-/Prüfungsleistungen:

Topological insulators (Prüfungsnummer: 581071)

(englischer Titel: Topological insulators)

Prüfungsleistung, mündliche Prüfung, Dauer (in Minuten): 45, benotet

Anteil an der Berechnung der Modulnote: 100.0 %

weitere Erläuterungen:
Mandatory attendance, Anwesenheitspflicht

Erstablegung: WS 2014/2015

1. Prüfer:

Oleg Pankratov,

2. Prüfer:

Thomas Fauster