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Ciomaga Hatnean, Monica, Lees, Martin R., Paul, Don McK. and Balakrishnan, Geetha (2013) Large, high quality single-crystals of the new Topological Kondo Insulator, SmB6. Scientific Reports, Volume 3 . Article: 3071. doi:10.1038/srep03071 ISSN 2045-2322.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep03071
Abstract
SmB6 has recently been predicted to be a Topological Kondo Insulator, the first strongly correlated heavy fermion material to exhibit topological surface states. High quality crystals are necessary to investigate the topological properties of this material. Single crystal growth of the rare earth hexaboride, SmB6, has been carried out by the floating zone technique using a high power xenon arc lamp image furnace. Large, high quality single-crystals are obtained by this technique. The crystals produced by the floating zone technique are free of contamination from flux materials and have been characterised by resistivity and magnetisation measurements. These crystals are ideally suited for the investigation of both the surface and bulk properties of SmB6.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Physics | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Electric insulators and insulation, Condensed matter, Insulating materials | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Scientific Reports | ||||
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group | ||||
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 | ||||
| Official Date: | 29 October 2013 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 3 | ||||
| Page Range: | Article: 3071 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1038/srep03071 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 26 December 2015 | ||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 26 December 2015 |
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