The 2016 Nobel Price in Physics: Quantum Hall Effect and Topological Insulators

  • O. De Melo Faculty of Physics, Havana University, 10400 Havana, Cuba.

Abstract

Essential topics of two phenomena related with the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics are described: the quantum Hall effect and topological insulators. In particular: i) the importance of topology to explain the stability of the Klitzing constant obtained from the quantum Hall effect; ii) fundamental properties of topological insulators and iii) some aspects of band structure topology that allow us to identify topological insulator candidates.

Published
Dec 14, 2016
How to Cite
DE MELO, O.. The 2016 Nobel Price in Physics: Quantum Hall Effect and Topological Insulators. Revista Cubana de Física, [S.l.], v. 33, n. 2, p. 150-155, dec. 2016. ISSN 2224-7939. Available at: <http://www.revistacubanadefisica.org/index.php/rcf/article/view/RCF_33-02_150_2016>. Date accessed: 29 mar. 2024.
Section
For Physicists and Non-Physicists