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Quantum spin Hall effect in graphene
Kane, Mele · 2005Cited by 8,214
Phys. Rev. Lett. · OA+ Library
Colloquium: Topological insulators
Hasan, Kane · 2010Cited by 12,003
Rev. Mod. Phys.✓ In library
Topological field theory of time-reversal invariant insulators
Qi, Hughes, Zhang · 2008Cited by 4,671
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