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Topological Insulators are the best thermoelectric materials involving a sophisticated physics beyond their solid state and electronic structure. We show that exists a topological contribution to the thermoelectric effect that arise between…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-04-24 Daniel Baldomir , Daniel Faílde

Doping mobile carriers into ordinary semiconductors such as Si, GaAs, and ZnO was the enabling step in the electronic and optoelectronic revolutions. The recent emergence of a class of "Quantum Materials", where uniquely quantum…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-11-30 Alex Zunger , Oleksandr I. Malyi

Searching for novel two-dimensional (2D) materials is crucial for the development of the next generation technologies such as electronics, optoelectronics, electrochemistry and biomedicine. In this work, we designed a series of 2D materials…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-06-29 Jie Li , Ruqian Wu

We report the crystal and electronic structures of a non-centrosymmetric quasi-two-dimensional (2D), candidate of topological semimetal AuTe2Br. The Fermi surface of this layered compound consists of 2D-like, topological trivial electron…

Topological insulators are electronic materials that have a bulk band gap like an ordinary insulator, but have protected conducting states on their edge or surface. The 2D topological insulator is a quantum spin Hall insulator, which is a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-03-13 M. Z. Hasan , C. L. Kane

A new class of rare-earth-free permanent magnets is proposed. The parent compound of this class is Co$_3$Mn$_2$Ge, and its discovery is the result of first principles theory combined with experimental synthesis and characterisation. The…

In this review, we discuss recent progress in the explorations of topological materials beyond topological insulators; specifically, we focus on topological crystalline insulators and bulk topological superconductors. The basic concepts,…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-01-12 Yoichi Ando , Liang Fu

Emerging ferroic materials may pave a new way to next-generation nanoelectronic and spintronic devices due to their interesting physical properties. Here, we systematically review unconventional ferroelectric systems, from Hf-based and…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-09-16 Hongyu Yu , Junyi Ji , Wei Luo , Xingao Gong , Hongjun Xiang

We report magnetoelectric coupling in nanoparticle assemblies that persists to temperatures over 300 times lower than in previous studies. The ME response saturates at low temperature, revealing a quantum plateau of the coupling. A field…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-09-30 Jian Huang , Fatemeh Aghabozorgi , Stephanie Brock

Important recent advances in transmission electron microscopy instrumentation and capabilities have made it indispensable for atomic-scale materials characterization. At the same time, the availability of two-dimensional materials has…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-05-04 Toma Susi , Jannik C. Meyer , Jani Kotakoski

This short review appears on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of discovery of intrinsic magnetic topological insulators (MTIs) of the MnBi${}_2$Te${}_4$ family, which have attracted a great deal of attention recently. This family of…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-05-05 A. Yu. Vyazovskaya , M. Bosnar , E. V. Chulkov , M. M. Otrokov

An outstanding feature of topological quantum materials is their novel spin topology in the electronic band structures with an expected large charge-to-spin conversion efficiency. Here, we report a charge current-induced spin polarization…

This review synthesizes recent advancements in the study of moir\'e magnetism. This emerging field, at the intersection of twistronics, topology, and strongly correlated systems, explores novel phenomena that arise when moir\'e potentials…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-08-06 Paula Mellado

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

The discovery of two-dimensional (2D) magnetism within atomically thin structures derived from layered crystals has opened up a new realm for exploring magnetic heterostructures. This emerging field provides a foundational platform for…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-11-08 Bingyu Zhang , Pengcheng Lu , Roozbeh Tabrizian , Philip X. -L. Feng , Yingying Wu

We report on electronic transport measurements of electrostatically gated nano-devices of the semimetal WTe\textsubscript{2}. High mobility metallic behavior is achieved in the 2D limit by encapsulating thin flakes in an inert atmosphere.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-02-01 Valla Fatemi , Quinn D. Gibson , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , Robert J. Cava , Pablo Jarillo-Herrero

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

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

Ferroelectricity, anti-ferromagnetism (AFM) and quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) are three fundamental phenomena in the field of condensed matter physics, which could enable the realization of novel devices and thus attracts great…

Computational Physics · Physics 2023-02-13 Yan Liang , Fulu Zheng , Thomas Frauenheim , Pei Zhao

In this work, the magneto-resistance (MR) of ultra-thin WTe2/BN heterostructures far away from electron-hole equilibrium is measured. The change of MR of such devices is found to be determined largely by a single tunable parameter, i.e. the…