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We report on the epitaxial fabrication and electronic properties of a topological phase in strained \alpha-Sn on InSb. The topological surface state forms in the presence of an unusual band order not based on direct spin-orbit coupling, as…

Transistors are key elements for enabling computational hardware in both classical and quantum domains. Here, we propose a voltage-gated spin transistor using itinerant electrons in the Hubbard model which acts at the level of single…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-12-03 Rozhin Yousefjani , Sougato Bose , Abolfazl Bayat

Helical conductors with spin-momentum locking are promising platforms for Majorana fermions. Here we report observation of two topologically distinct phases supporting helical edge states in charge neutral Bernal-stacked tetralayer graphene…

Three-dimensional topological insulators of finite thickness can show the quantum Hall effect (QHE) at the filling factor $\nu=0$ under an external magnetic field if there is a finite potential difference between the top and bottom…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-04-14 Takahiro Morimoto , Akira Furusaki , Naoto Nagaosa

We analyze the phase transitions of an interacting electronic system weakly coupled to free-electron leads by considering its zero-bias conductance. This is expressed in terms of two effective impurity models for the cases with and without…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-11-10 A. A. Aligia , K. Hallberg , B. Normand , A. P. Kampf

We study spin-orbit torques and charge pumping in magnetic quasi-one dimensional zigzag nanoribbons with hexagonal lattice, in the presence of large intrinsic spin-orbit coupling. Such a system experiences topological phase transition from…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-03 Hang Li , Aurelien Manchon

In a three-dimensional strong topological insulator, gapless helical surface states appear everywhere on its surface. In the presence of a screw dislocation, gapless helical modes also appear in the vicinity of the corresponding dislocation…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-28 Tatsuro Sakaguchi , Yositake Takane

We study theoretically the two-dimensional topological electric state in a single band semiconductor with strong spin-orbit interactions under harmonic scalar electrostatic potentials. The electronic states described by the spin Landau…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-09-25 Tetsuro Habe , Yasuhiro Asano

The Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model describes a one-dimensional $Z_{2}$ topological insulator, which has two topological distinct phases corresponding to two different dimerizations. When spin-orbit coupling is introduced into the SSH…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2014-08-19 Zhongbo Yan , Shaolong Wan

Topological states of quantum matter have inspired both fascinating physics findings and exciting opportunities for applications. Due to the over-complicated structure of, as well as interactions between, real materials, a faithful quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-04-19 Jia Liu , Jun-Yi Cao , Gang Chen , Zheng-Yuan Xue

We report on the possibility to detect hinge spin polarization in magnetic topological insulators by resistance measurements. By implementing a three-dimensional model of magnetic topological insulators into a multi-terminal device with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-04-29 Pablo M. Perez-Piskunow , Stephan Roche

Localization of the helical edge states in quantum spin Hall insulators requires breaking time reversal invariance. In experiments this is naturally implemented by applying a weak magnetic field B. We propse a model based on scattering…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-12-21 Pierre Delplace , Jian Li , Markus Büttiker

Topological band insulators which are dynamically generated by electron-electron interactions have been the- oretically proposed in two and three dimensional lattice models. We present evidence that the two-dimensional version can be…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2011-11-15 Andreas Rüegg , Gregory A. Fiete

The quantum spin hall (QSH) phase, also known as the 2D topological insulator, is characterized by protected helical edge modes arising from time reversal symmetry. While initially proposed for band insulators, this phase can also manifest…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-03-26 Yixin Ma , Shenghan Jiang , Chao Xu

The exploration of topological phases remains a cutting-edge research frontier, driven by their promising potential for next-generation electronic and quantum technologies. In this work, we employ first-principles calculations and…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-03-06 Sibin Lü , Jun Hu

Spin and charge fluctuations at vicinity of metal-to-Mott insulator transitions are studied in an organic solid with molecular dimers. The extended Hubbard model taking account of the internal electronic degree of freedom in a molecular…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2017-04-26 Naomichi Sato , Tsutomu Watanabe , Makoto Naka , Sumio Ishihara

We construct a lattice model for a cubic Kondo insulator consisting of one spin-degenerate $d$ and $f$ orbital at each lattice site. The odd-parity hybridization between the two orbitals permits us to obtain various trivial and topological…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2014-02-13 Markus Legner , Andreas Rüegg , Manfred Sigrist

Three dimensional topological insulator represents a class of novel quantum phases hosting robust gapless boundary excitations, which is protected by global symmetries such as time reversal, charge conservation and spin rotational symmetry.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-03-25 Yuan-Ming Lu , Dung-Hai Lee

Topological crystalline insulators (TCIs) host topological phases of matter protected by crystal symmetries. Topological surface states in three-dimensional TCIs have been predicted and observed in IV-VI SnTe-class semiconductors. Despite…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-30 Liwei Jing , Mohammad Amini , Adolfo O. Fumega , Orlando J. Silveira , Jose L. Lado , Peter Liljeroth , Shawulienu Kezilebieke

The emerging field of topology has brought device effects to a new level. Higher-order topological insulators (HOTIs) go beyond traditional descriptions of bulk-edge correspondence, broadening the understanding of topologically insulating…

Optics · Physics 2024-04-03 Hui Chang Li , Xiang Zhou , Hai Lin Chi , Wen Wen Wang , Yun Shen , Xiao Hua Deng