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For first-order topological semimetals, non-Hermitian perturbations can drive the Weyl nodes into Weyl exceptional rings having multiple topological structures and no Hermitian counterparts. Recently, it was discovered that higher-order…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-11-11 Tao Liu , James Jun He , Zhongmin Yang , Franco Nori

Dirac and Weyl semimetals, materials where electrons behave as relativistic fermions, react to position- and time-dependent perturbations, such as strain, as if emergent electromagnetic fields were applied. Since they differ from external…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-10 Roni Ilan , Adolfo G. Grushin , Dmitry I. Pikulin

In an ordinary three-dimensional metal the Fermi surface forms a two-dimensional closed sheet separating the filled from the empty states. Topological semimetals, on the other hand, can exhibit protected one-dimensional Fermi lines or…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-05-24 Y. -H. Chan , Ching-Kai Chiu , M. Y. Chou , Andreas P. Schnyder

Weyl semimetals are topological materials whose electron quasiparticles obey the Weyl equation. They possess many unusual properties that may lead to new applications. This is a tutorial review of the optical properties and applications of…

Optics · Physics 2024-08-13 Cheng Guo , Viktar S. Asadchy , Bo Zhao , Shanhui Fan

Topological semimetals in ferromagnetic materials have attracted enormous attention due to the potential applications in spintronics. Using the first-principles density functional theory together with an effective lattice model, here we…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-06-12 Xiaodong Zhou , Run-Wu Zhang , Zeying Zhang , Da-Shuai Ma , Wanxiang Feng , Yuriy Mokrousov , Yugui Yao

In this perspective, we discuss the unique electronic properties of helical liquids appearing at the boundaries of time-reversal-invariant topological materials and highlight the key challenges impeding progress in this field. We advocate…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-09 Chen-Hsuan Hsu , Jelena Klinovaja , Daniel Loss

Magnetic topological materials represent a class of compounds whose properties are strongly influenced by the topology of the electronic wavefunctions coupled with the magnetic spin configuration. Such materials can support chiral…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-03-08 B. Andrei Bernevig , Claudia Felser , Haim Beidenkopf

Contemporary quantum materials research is guided by themes of topology and of electronic correlations. A confluence of these two themes is engineered in "moir\'e materials", an emerging class of highly tunable, strongly correlated…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-08-15 Kevin P. Nuckolls , Ali Yazdani

Quantum technologies are poised to move the foundational principles of quantum physics to the forefront of applications. This roadmap identifies some of the key challenges and provides insights on materials innovations underlying a range of…

Current theories of particle physics lead to the unavoidable conclusion that there must have been several phase transitions in the early universe. Further, in the context of these theories, it is possible that cosmological phase transitions…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-31 Tanmay Vachaspati

Two-dimensional topological states of matter offer a route to quantum computation that would be topologically protected against the nemesis of the quantum circuit model: decoherence. Research groups in industry, government and academic…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-05-04 Eric C. Rowell

With the rapid development of topological states in crystals, the study of topological states has been extended to quasicrystals in recent years. In this review, we summarize the recent progress of topological states in quasicrystals,…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-08-04 Jiahao Fan , Huaqing Huang

Topological semimetals exhibit band crossings near the Fermi energy, which are protected by the nontrivial topological character of the wave functions. In many cases, these topological band degeneracies give rise to exotic surface states…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-07-18 Jonathan Zhang , Y. -H. Chan , Ching-Kai Chiu , Maia G. Vergniory , Leslie M. Schoop , Andreas P. Schnyder

Among different topological and related phases of condensed matter, nodal semimetals occupy a special place - the electronic band topology in these materials is related to three-dimensional bulk, rather than to surface, states. A great…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-04-28 A. V. Pronin , M. Dressel

Electron correlations amplify quantum fluctuations and, as such, they have been recognized as the origin of a rich landscape of quantum phases. Whether and how they lead to gapless topological states is an outstanding question, and a…

In this thesis, we explore the aspects of symmetry, topology and anomalies in quantum matter with entanglement from both condensed matter and high energy theory viewpoints. The focus of our research is on the gapped many-body quantum…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-01-30 Juven C. Wang

Combining topology and plasmonics paradigms in nanocolloidal systems may enable new means of pre-engineering desired composite material properties. Here we design and realize orientationally ordered assemblies of noble metal nanoparticles…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-12-01 Ye Yuan , Ivan I. Smalyukh

In this work, chiral anomalies and Drude enhancement in Weyl semimetals are separately discussed from a semi-classical and quantum perspective, clarifying the physics behind Weyl semimetals while avoiding explicit use of topological…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2021-02-02 Antonio Levy , Albert F. Rigosi , Francois Joint , Gregory S. Jenkins

Topology is revolutionizing photonics, bringing with it new theoretical discoveries and a wealth of potential applications. This field was inspired by the discovery of topological insulators, in which interfacial electrons transport without…

Optics · Physics 2014-11-04 Ling Lu , John D. Joannopoulos , Marin Soljačić

Metamaterials serve as versatile platforms for demonstrating condensed matter physics and non-equilibrium phenomena, with electrical circuits emerging as a particularly compelling medium. This review highlights recent advances in the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-04-18 Haydar Sahin , Mansoor B. A. Jalil , Ching Hua Lee