title: Topological Anderson insulator in three dimensions.
abstract: We show that disorder, when sufficiently strong, can transform an ordinary metal with strong spin-orbit coupling into a strong topological "Anderson" insulator, a new topological phase of quantum matter in three dimensions characterized by disordered insulating bulk and topologically protected conducting surface states.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z1.
authors.forename: H-M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Refael
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Franz