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Theoretical investigation of electronic transport in quasi two-

dimensional topological Van der Waal heterostructures.

Proposal for IIT Mandi Seed Grant

Girish Sharma
School of Basic Sciences, IIT Mandi

Previous Affiliations: Center for Advanced 2D Materials, NUS Singapore, Virginia Tech
(USA), Clemson University (USA).
Graphene (2005)
H(k) = ~vF k ·
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Low energy theory –


massless chiral fermion

Graphene Dirac
† Geim & Novoselov (2005) cone Geim and Novoselov
Nobel Prize in Physics 2010

†Novoselov., et al. Nature 438 197 (2005).


Topological insulators (2007 onwards)
H(k) = ~vF k ·
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Low energy theory –


massless chiral fermion

A 2D (left) and a 3D (right) TI. The edges


host chiral Dirac fermion modes which are
topologically protected Dirac
cone
(Fu & Kane, Bernevig & Zhang 2007).

†Fu, Kane, and Mele. PRL 98 106803 (2007).


2D Van der Waal materials (2010 onwards)

Low energy theory –


massive chiral fermion
2D Van der Waal materials (2010 onwards)

Low energy theory –


massive chiral fermion

Stacking 2D materials

bilayers, trilayers ….

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