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There are only few discoveries and new technologies in physical sciences that have the potential to dramatically alter and revolutionize our electronic world. Topological insulators are one of them. The present book for the first time provides a full overview and in-depth knowledge about this hot topic in materials science and condensed matter physics. Techniques such as angle-resolved photoemission spectrometry (ARPES), advanced solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) or scanning-tunnel microscopy (STM) together with key principles of topological insulators such as spin-locked electronic states, the Dirac point, quantum Hall effects and Majorana fermions are illuminated in individual chapters and are described in a clear and logical form. Written by an international team of experts, many of them directly involved in the very first discovery of topological insulators, the book provides the readers with the knowledge they need to understand the electronic behavior of these unique materials. Being more than a reference work, this book is essential for newcomers and advanced researchers working in the field of topological insulators.

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Preface
FUNDAMENTALS
Quantum Spin Hall Effect and Topological Insulators
Hybridization of Topological Surface States and Emergent States
Topological insulators in Two Dimensions
Topological Insulators, Topological Dirac semimetals, Topological Crystalline Insulators, and Topological Kondo Insulators
MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
Ab Initio Calculations of Two-Dimensional Topological Insulators
Density Functional Theory Calculations of Topological Insulators
Many-Body Effects in the Electronic Structure of Topological Insulators
Surface Electronic Structure of Topological Insulators
Probing Topological Insulator Surface States by Scanning Tunneling Microscope
Growth and Characterization of Topological Insulators
ELECTRONIC CHARACTERIZATION AND TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
Topological Insulator Nanostructures
Topological Insulator Thin Films and Heterostructures: Epitaxial Growth, Transport and Magnetism
Weak Antilocalization Effect, Quantum Oscillation, and Superconducting Proximity Effect in 3D Topological Insulators
Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect
Interaction Effects on Transport in Majorana Nanowires
Index

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