Topological Semimetals

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Topological semimetals are quantum materials that are not only extremely interesting from a theoretical point of view but also have a great potential for technological applications in which superconducting, semiconducting and other semimetal behaviors are involved.

$125.00
$125.00

Topological Semimetals
David. J. Fisher
Materials Research Foundations Vol. 48
Publication Date 2019, 164 Pages
Print ISBN 978-1-64490-014-7 (release date April 20th, 2019)
ePDF ISBN 978-1-64490-015-4
DOI: 10.21741/9781644900154

Topological semimetals are quantum materials that are not only extremely interesting from a theoretical point of view but also have a great potential for technological applications in which superconducting, semiconducting and other semimetal behaviors are involved. Specific applications include quantum computing, fabricating superconducting microstructures, environmental ‘harvesting’ of energies which would otherwise go to waste immediately as heat, and fabricating topological quantum devices on industrial-scales. The book references 307 original resources and includes their direct web link for in-depth reading.

Keywords
Quantum Materials, Macroscopic Quantum Phenomena, Topological Semimetals, Dirac Semimetals, Weyl Semimetals, Nodal-Line Semimetals, Antimony and Antimonides, Antimonene, Arsenides, Bismuthides, Boron, Borides, Borophene, Carbon and Carbides, Chalcogenides, Nitrides, Phosphorus, Phosphides, Silicides, Topological Metals, Topological States of Matter

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Table of Contents
Introduction to Topological Semimetals 1
Dirac Semimetals 15
Weyl Semimetals 18
Nodal-Line Semimetals 24
Antimony and Antimonides 35
Antimonene 35
Arsenides 42
Bismuthides 62
Boron and Borides 76
Borophene 76
Carbon and Carbides 78
Chalcogenides 82
Metals and Alloys 100
Nitrides 105
Oxides 111
Phosphorus and Phosphides 119
Silicides 127
Miscellaneous 130
References 131
Keyword Index 155

 

 

About the author

Dr Fisher has wide knowledge and experience of the fields of engineering, metallurgy and solid-state physics, beginning with work at Rolls-Royce Aero Engines on turbine-blade research, related to the Concord supersonic passenger-aircraft project, which led to a BSc degree (1971) from the University of Wales. This was followed by theoretical and experimental work on the directional solidification of eutectic alloys having the ultimate aim of developing composite turbine blades. This work led to a doctoral degree (1978) from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Lausanne). He then acted for many years as an editor of various academic journals, in particular Defect and Diffusion Forum. In recent years he has specialised in writing monographs which introduce readers to the most rapidly developing ideas in the fields of engineering, metallurgy and solid-state physics. His latest paper will appear shortly in International Materials Reviews, and he is co-author of the widely-cited student textbook, Fundamentals of Solidification.