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Quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) has been experimentally realized in magnetic topological insulator (MTI) thin films fabricated on magnetically doped (Bi,Sb)2Te3. In a MTI thin film with the magnetic easy axis along the normal direction…

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Combining magnetism and nontrivial band topology gives rise to quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulators and exotic quantum phases such as the QAH effect where current flows without dissipation along quantized edge states. Inducing magnetic…

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Recently, the quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) has been theoretically proposed in compensated antiferromagnetic systems by using the magnetic topological insulator model [see arXiv:2404.13305 (2024)]. However, the related and systematic…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-07-08 Zeyu Li , Yulei Han , Zhenhua Qiao

The quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) state is a two-dimensional bulk insulator with a non-zero Chern number in absence of external magnetic fields. Protected gapless chiral edge states enable dissipationless current transport in electronic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2011-08-25 Hai-Jun Zhang , Xiao Zhang , Shou-Cheng Zhang

The Hall effect, the anomalous Hall effect and the spin Hall effect are fundamental transport processes in solids arising from the Lorentz force and the spin-orbit coupling respectively. The quantum versions of the Hall effect and the spin…

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Magnetic topological states refer to a class of exotic phases in magnetic materials with their non-trivial topological property determined by magnetic spin configurations. An example of such states is the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) state,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-28 Yi-Fan Zhao , Ruoxi Zhang , Zi-Ting Sun , Ling-Jie Zhou , Deyi Zhuo , Zi-Jie Yan , Hemian Yi , Ke Wang , Moses H. W. Chan , Chao-Xing Liu , K. T. Law , Cui-Zu Chang

Quantum materials combining magnetism and topological fermions are a key platform for low-energy electronics, spintronics, and quantum phases that break time-reversal symmetry (TRS), such as the quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE).…

The field of topological insulators (TI) was sparked by the prediction of the quantum spin Hall effect (QSHE) in time reversal invariant systems, such as spin-orbit coupled monolayer graphene. Ever since, a variety of monolayer crystals…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-01-19 Sanfeng Wu , Valla Fatemi , Quinn D. Gibson , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , Robert J. Cava , Pablo Jarillo-Herrero

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

Quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulator is the key material to study emergent topological quantum effects, but its ultralow working temperature limits experiments. Here, by first-principles calculations, we find a family of stable…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-08-26 Yang Li , Jiaheng Li , Yang Li , Meng Ye , Fawei Zheng , Zetao Zhang , Jingheng Fu , Wenhui Duan , Yong Xu

Engineering the anomalous Hall effect (AHE) in the emerging magnetic topological insulators (MTIs) has great potentials for quantum information processing and spintronics applications. In this letter, we synthesize the epitaxial Bi2Te3/MnTe…

A three-dimensional (3D) topological insulator (TI) is a quantum state of matter with a gapped insulating bulk yet a conducting surface hosting topologically-protected gapless surface states. One of the most distinct electronic transport…

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Topological crystalline insulator (TCI) is a recently-discovered topological phase of matter. It possesses multiple Dirac surface states, which are protected by the crystal symmetry. This is in contrast to the time reversal symmetry that is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-03-15 Fei Wang , Hongrui Zhang , Jue Jiang , Yi-Fan Zhao , Jia Yu , Wei Liu , Da Li , Moses H. W. Chan , Jirong Sun , Zhidong Zhang , Cui-Zu Chang

Quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) is a fundamental transport phenomenon in the field of condensed-matter physics. Without external magnetic field, spontaneous magnetization combined with spin-orbit coupling give rise to a quantized Hall…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-05-08 Z. F. Wang , Zheng Liu , Feng Liu

The quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) is a robust topological phenomenon featuring quantized Hall resistance at zero magnetic field. We report the QAHE in a rhombohedral pentalayer graphene/monolayer WS2 heterostructure. Distinct from…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-14 Tonghang Han , Zhengguang Lu , Yuxuan Yao , Jixiang Yang , Junseok Seo , Chiho Yoon , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , Liang Fu , Fan Zhang , Long Ju

Doping a topological insulator (TI) film with transition metal ions can break its time-reversal symmetry and lead to the realization of the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect. Prior studies have shown that the longitudinal resistance of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-09-30 Shu-Wei Wang , Di Xiao , Ziwei Dou , Moda Cao , Yi-Fan Zhao , Nitin Samarth , Cui-Zu Chang , Malcolm R. Connolly , Charles G. Smith

The exploration of topological Dirac surface states is significant in the realms of condensed matter physics and future technological innovations. Among the materials garnering attention is Sb$_{2}$Te$_{3}$, a compound that theoretically…

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…

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…

Intrinsic magnetic topological insulators offer low disorder and large magnetic bandgaps for robust magnetic topological phases operating at higher temperatures. By controlling the layer thickness, emergent phenomena such as the Quantum…