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Electron correlation and topology are two central threads of modern condensed matter physics. Semiconductor moir\'e materials provide a highly tunable platform for studies of electron correlation. Correlation-driven phenomena, including the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-12-28 Tingxin Li , Shengwei Jiang , Bowen Shen , Yang Zhang , Lizhong Li , Trithep Devakul , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , Liang Fu , Jie Shan , Kin Fai Mak

Topological insulators lacking time-reversal symmetry can exhibit the quantum anomalous Hall effect. Odd-layer thick MnBi$_2$Te$_4$ is a promising platform due to its intrinsic magnetic nature, however, quantization is rarely observed in…

The plateau-to-plateau transition in quantum Hall effect under high magnetic fields is a celebrated quantum phase transition between two topological states through either sweeping the magnetic field or tuning the carrier density. The recent…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-02-07 Yi-Fan Zhao , Ruoxi Zhang , Ling-Jie Zhou , Ruobing Mei , Zi-Jie Yan , Moses H. W. Chan , Chao-Xing Liu , Cui-Zu Chang

Topologically nontrivial electronic states can give rise to novel anomalous Hall effects. The potential appearance of these effects at room temperature holds promise for their application in magnetic sensing, spintronics, and energy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-01-24 Soumya Sankar , Xingkai Cheng , Tahir Murtaza , Caiyun Chen , Yuqi Qin , Xuezhao Wu , Qiming Shao , Rolf Lortz , Junwei Liu , Berthold Jäck

Three-dimensional topological insulators have protected Dirac-cone surface states. In this paper we propose magnetic field induced topological insulator thin film ordered states in which coherence is established spontaneously between top…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2013-05-29 Dagim Tilahun , Byounghak Lee , E. M. Hankiewicz , A. H. MacDonald

We predict a new class of quantum Hall phenomena in completely neutral systems, demonstrating that the interplay between radial electric fields and dipole moments induces exact $e^2/h$ quantization without the need for Landau levels or…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-10-28 Carlos Magno O. Pereira , Edilberto O. Silva

We study the possibility of realizing quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) with tunable Chern number through doping magnetic elements in the multi-layer topological insulator film. We find that high Chern number QAHE phases exist in the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-05-30 Hua Jiang , Zhenhua Qiao , Haiwen Liu , Qian Niu

Whether the surface states in SmB6 are topological is still a critical issue in the field of topological Kondo insulators. In the magneto-transport study of single crystalline SmB6 microribbons, we have revealed a positive planar Hall…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-05-01 L. Zhou , B. C. Ye , H. B. Gan , J. Y. Tang , P. B. Chen , Z. Z. Du , Y. Tian , S. Z. Deng , G. P. Guo , H. Z. Lu , F. Liu , H. T. He

The quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect has recently been realized in thin films of intrinsic magnetic topological insulators (IMTIs) like MnBi$_2$Te$_4$. Here we point out that that the QAH gaps of these IMTIs can be optimized, and that…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-10-20 Chao Lei , Allan H. MacDonald

Over a long period of exploration, the successful observation of quantized version of anomalous Hall effect (AHE) in thin film of magnetically-doped topological insulator completed a quantum Hall trio---quantum Hall effect (QHE), quantum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-08-18 Hongming Weng , Rui Yu , Xiao Hu , Xi Dai , Zhong Fang

Magnetically doped topological insulators enable the quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) which provides quantized edge states for lossless charge transport applications. The edge states are hosted by a magnetic energy gap at the Dirac…

In this work, we propose a scheme to realize the layer Hall effect in the ferromagnetic topological insulator Bi$_2$Se$_3$ via proximity to $d$-wave altermagnets. We show that an altermagnet and an in-plane magnetic field applied near one…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-21 Fang Qin , Rui Chen

The creation of topologically non-trivial matter across electronic, mechanical, cold-atom, and photonic platforms is advancing rapidly, yet understanding the breakdown of topological protection remains a major challenge. In this work, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-03-05 George M. Ferguson , Run Xiao , Anthony R. Richardella , Austin Kaczmarek , Nitin Samarth , Katja C. Nowack

The quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) has unique advantages in topotronic applications, but it is still challenging to realize the QAHE with tunable magnetic and topological properties for building functional devices. Through systematic…

Computational Physics · Physics 2022-12-29 Feng Xue , Yusheng Hou , Zhe Wang , Zhiming Xu , Ke He , Ruqian Wu , Yong Xu , Wenhui Duan

Introducing magnetism into topological insulators breaks time-reversal symmetry, and the magnetic exchange interaction can open a gap in the otherwise gapless topological surface states. This allows various novel topological quantum states…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-05-28 Pinyuan Wang , Jun Ge , Jiaheng Li , Yanzhao Liu , Yong Xu , Jian Wang

A topological insulator (TI) interfaced with a magnetic insulator (MI) may host an anomalous Hall effect (AHE), a quantum AHE, and a topological Hall effect (THE). Recent studies, however, suggest that coexisting magnetic phases in TI/MI…

Observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) in MnBi$_2$Te$_4$ flakes is one of the most exciting results in the study of the intrinsic magnetic topological insulator MnBi$_2$Te$_4$ and related compounds. This fascinating result…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-01-31 Jiaqiang Yan

Exotic quantum phenomena have been demonstrated in recently discovered intrinsic magnetic topological insulator MnBi2Te4. At its two-dimensional limit, quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect and axion insulator state are observed in odd and…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-06-24 Yonghao Yuan , Xintong Wang , Hao Li , Jiaheng Li , Yu Ji , Zhenqi Hao , Yang Wu , Ke He , Yayu Wang , Yong Xu , Wenhui Duan , Wei Li , Qi-Kun Xue

We report on a study of an ultrathin topological insulator film with hybridization between the top and bottom surfaces, placed in a quantizing perpendicular magnetic field. We calculate the full Landau level spectrum of the film as a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-05-29 A. A. Zyuzin , A. A. Burkov

The planar Hall effect (PHE), previously observed in Weyl and Dirac semimetals due to the chiral anomaly, emerges with a different origin in topological insulators (TIs), where in-plane magnetic fields induce resistivity anisotropy. In…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-04-16 Mohammad Shafiei , Milorad V. Milošević