Properties of magnetically doped topological insulator thin films

  1. Lasia, Martha
Supervised by:
  1. Luis Brey Director

Defence university: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Fecha de defensa: 25 February 2015

Committee:
  1. Alfredo Levy-Yeyati Chair
  2. Juan José Palacios Burgos Secretary
  3. Ramón Aguado Sola Committee member
  4. Hernán Santos Expósito Committee member
  5. Pilar López Sancho Committee member

Type: Thesis

Teseo: 384493 DIALNET lock_openBiblos-e Archivo editor

Abstract

The main goal of the thesis was the study of the electrical and magnetic properties of two and three dimensional topological insulators. The first step was to develop a method to calculate a realistic band structure of these systems. Once the band structure is obtained, it is possible to study different physical properties of topological insulators. Particularly the initial focus of the thesis was the study of the properties of thin slabs of topological insulators in presence of magnetic impurities.