Title: Topological insulators: Myths and reality

Abstract

Topological insulators (TI) are a new kind of solids. Simply speaking they are bulk insulators with metallic surfaces. All semiconductors with the inverted band structure are the topological insulators. At the moment there are three myths about TI: Myth 1: the beauty of ARPES, Myth 2: topological insulators are the material of the future electronics, Myth 3: Topological protection against back scattering, and Myth 4: Chiral interconnection. The subject of this talk is the critical analyses of these mythes.