Checkerboards (IMAGE)
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In the presence of the magnetic field, a checkerboard pattern emerged from the metallic surfaces on the 3-D topological insulator devices. These checkerboards allow the researchers to track any distortion on the surface. Thinner insulator layers showed a distorted pattern and at 16 nanometers thickness, the intersection points began to break up. This created a gap that indicated that the surfaces were no longer conductive.
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Adapted from Chong et. al. (2019) Physical Review Letters
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