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Algebraic and geometric mean density of states in disordered systems may reveal properties of electronic localization. In order to understand the topological phases with disorder in two dimensions, we present the calculated density of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-12-02 Yan-Yang Zhang , Shun-Qing Shen

Topological matter is a trending topic in condensed matter: From a fundamental point of view it has introduced new phenomena and tools, and for technological applications, it holds the promise of basic stable quantum computing. Similarly,…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2016-08-29 Eduardo V. Castro , Raphael de Gail , M. Pilar López-Sancho , María A. H. Vozmediano

A higher-order topological insulator is a new concept of topological states of matter, which is characterized by the emergent boundary states whose dimensionality is lower by more than two compared with that of the bulk, and draws a…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2019-02-11 Hiromu Araki , Tomonari Mizoguchi , Yasuhiro Hatsugai

Anderson localization transitions are a universal quantum phenomenon sensitive to the disorder and dimensionality of electronic systems. Over the past decades, this intriguing topic has inspired overwhelmingly more theoretical studies than…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-10-31 Jinhao Cheng , Chen Wang , Wenxue He , Jiaojiao Wang , Yifan Pang , Fan Yang , Shuaishuai Ding , Hechen Ren , Wenping Hu

Topological behavior can be masked when disorder is present. A topological insulator, either intrinsic or interaction induced, may turn gapless when sufficiently disordered. Nevertheless, the metallic phase that emerges once a topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-04-03 Julia S. Meyer , Gil Refael

The simultaneous interplay of strong electron-electron correlations, topological zero-energy states, and disorder is yet an unexplored territory but of immense interest due to their inevitable presence in many materials. Copper oxide…

Two-dimensional topological insulators are characterized by an insulating bulk and conductive edge states protected by the nontrivial topology of the bulk electronic structure. They remain robust against moderate disorder until Anderson…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-07-11 Roberta Favata , Nicolas Baù , Antimo Marrazzo

We study three dimensional systems where strong repulsion leads to an insulating state via spontaneously generated spin-orbit interactions. We discuss a microscopic model where the resulting state is topological. Such topological `Mott'…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-06-15 Yi Zhang , Ying Ran , Ashvin Vishwanath

The tenfold classification of topological phases enumerates all strong topological phases for both clean and disordered systems. These strong topological phases are connected to the existence of robust edge states. However, in addition to…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2020-06-16 Jahan Claes , Taylor Hughes

Recently, the structural disorder-induced topological phase transitions in periodic systems have attracted much attention. However, in aperiodic systems such as quasicrystalline systems, the interplay between structural disorder and band…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-08-08 Tan Peng , Yong-Chen Xiong , Chun-Bo Hua , Zheng-Rong Liu , Xiaolu Zhu , Wei Cao , Fang Lv , Yue Hou , Bin Zhou , Ziyu Wang , Rui Xiong

We examine the onset of Anderson localization in three-dimensional systems with structural disorder in the form of lattice irregularities and in the absence of any on-site disordered potential. Analyzing two models with distinct types of…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2025-05-29 Sourav Bhattacharjee , Piotr Sierant , Marek Dudyński , Jan Wehr , Jakub Zakrzewski , Maciej Lewenstein

Abstract: Using ab initio calculations supported by experimental transport measurements, we present the first credible candidate for the realization of a disorder-induced Topological Anderson Insulator in a real material system. High energy…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-06-29 Binayak Mukherjee , Eleonora Isotta , Narges Ataollahi , Paolo Scardi

Topological phases of matter are considered the bedrock of novel quantum materials as well as ideal candidates for quantum computers that possess robustness at the physical level. The robustness of the topological phase at finite…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2017-05-05 Yu Zeng , Alioscia Hamma , Heng Fan

Disorder effects on three-dimensional second-order topological insulators (3DSOTIs) are investigated numerically and analytically. The study is based on a tight-binding Hamiltonian for non-interacting electrons on a cubic lattice with a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-10-07 C. Wang , X. R. Wang

Critically analyzing recent STM and transport experiments [Z. Ge, et al, arXiv:2510.12009] on 2D electron systems in the presence of random quenched impurities, we argue that the resulting low-density putative "solid" phase reported…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-08 Aryaman Babbar , Zi-Jian Li , Sankar Das Sarma

We investigate the effect of spatially correlated disorder on two-dimensional topological insulators and on the quantum spin Hall effect which the helical edge states in these systems give rise to. Our work expands the scope of previous…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-07-15 A. Girschik , F. Libisch , S. Rotter

We study the effect of electrostatic disorder on the conductivity of a three-dimensional antiferromagnetic insulator (a stack of quantum anomalous Hall layers with staggered magnetization). The phase diagram contains regions where the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-01-13 P. Baireuther , J. M. Edge , I. C. Fulga , C. W. J. Beenakker , J. Tworzydło

Different disorders lead to various localization and topological phenomena in condensed matter and artificial systems. Here we study the topological and localization properties in one-dimensional Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model with spatially…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2022-03-01 Shu-Na Liu , Guo-Qing Zhang , Ling-Zhi Tang , Dan-Wei Zhang

We investigate the possibility of using structural disorder to induce a topological phase in a solid state system. Using first-principles calculations, we introduce structural disorder in the trivial insulator BiTeI and observe the…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-06-30 Paul Corbae , Frances Hellman , Sinead M. Griffin

In topological phases of matter for which the bulk and boundary support distinct electronic gaps, there exists the possibility of decoupled mobility gaps in the presence of disorder. This is in analogy with the well-studied problem of…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2025-01-29 Cormac Grindall , Alexander C. Tyner , Ang-Kun Wu , Taylor L. Hughes , J. H. Pixley