Samarium hexaboride (SmB6) is an example of a Kondo insulator, in which strong electron
correlations cause a band gap to open. SmB6 hosts both a bulk insulating state and a …

Modern technique of electron spin resonance (ESR) measurements and data analysis in
strongly correlated metals, which allows finding the full set of spectroscopic parameters …

SmB6 is predicted to be the first member of the intersection of topological insulators and
Kondo insulators, strongly correlated materials in which the Fermi level lies in the gap of a …

The interplay between strong electron interactions and band topology is a new frontier in the
search for exotic quantum phases. The Kondo insulator SmB6 has emerged as a promising …

Topological insulators give rise to exquisite electronic properties because of their spin-
momentum locked Dirac-cone-like band structure. Recently, it has been suggested that the …

Motivated by the high sensitivity to Fermi surface topology and scattering mechanisms in
magnetothermoelectric transport, we have measured the thermopower and Nernst effect on …

We investigated the crystal-electric field ground state of the 4 f manifold in the strongly
correlated topological insulator SmB 6 using core-level nonresonant inelastic x-ray …

Resonant x-ray emission spectroscopy was used to determine the pressure dependence of
the f-electron occupancy in the Kondo insulator SmB 6. Applied pressure reduces the f …

The Kondo insulator SmB 6 has emerged as a primary candidate for exotic quantum phases,
due to the predicted formation of strongly correlated, low-velocity topological surface states …

Fabrication of smooth thin films of topological insulators with true insulating bulk are
extremely important for utilizing their novel properties in quantum and spintronic devices …