Nature Physics, Published online: 16 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-025-03146-7
The properties of electronic transport through edge states of three-dimensional quantum Hall-like states are not yet resolved. Now, increasing the surface area of the edges is shown to produce increased conductance, suggesting that chiral surface states are present.
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