Electronic transport in 3D-topological insulators

• Grant number: 15/08086-7
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - Brazil
• Start date: August 03, 2015
• End date: October 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Condensed Matter Physics
• Principal Investigator: Adalberto Fazzio
• Grantee: Adalberto Fazzio
• Visiting researcher: Caio Henrique Lewenkopf
• Visiting researcher institution: Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF). Instituto de Física, Brazil
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física (IF). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 10/16202-3 - Electronic, magnetic and transport properties of nanostructures, AP.TEM

Abstract

The main goal of this Project is to develop of a methodology to study electronic transport in 3D-Topological Insulators. Even though these materials have been characterized at length via ARPES techniques, there are still many challenges in the interpretation of transport experiments. The cooperation with Prof. Lewenkopf via his visit to our group will be extremely fruitful to develop a methodology to include disorder and/or chemical potential fluctuations in the calculations of transport properties in topological insulators. (AU)