Low Energy Electrodynamics in Solids 2012

Topological magneto-electric effect

23 Jul 2012, 16:15

25m

Chardonnay Ballroom (Embassy Suites Napa Valley)

Invited Topological Insulators Topological Insulators I

Speaker

Shoucheng Zhang (Stanford University)

Description

Shoucheng Zhang Stanford University In this talk, I will discuss the quantized topological magneto-electric effect in topological insulators. In particular, I will present a number of proposals to detect this effect in low energy magneto-optical spectroscopy.