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We theoretically show that the three-dimensional (3D) topological insulator (TI)/thin-film ferromagnetic metal (FMM) bilayer structure is possible to be a quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulator with a wide global band gap. Studying the band…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-06-30 Katsuhiro Arimoto , Takashi Koretsune , Kentaro Nomura

Quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect is a quantum Hall effect that occurs without the need of external magnetic field. A system composed of multiple parallel QAH layers is an effective high Chern number QAH insulator and the key to the…

Quantum spin Hall (QSH) insulator with large gap is highly desirable for potential spintronics application. Here we realize electrically tunable QSH insulator with large gap in van der Waals heterobilayer of monolayer transition metal…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-09-05 Qizhong Zhu , Qingjun Tong , Huazheng Sun , Yong Wang , Wang Yao

The standard theoretical framework for fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect (FQAH) assumes an isolated flat Chern band in the single particle level. In this paper we challenges this paradigm for the FQAH recently observed in the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-08-12 Boran Zhou , Hui Yang , Ya-Hui Zhang

A general mechanism is presented by which topological physics arises in strongly correlated systems without flat bands. Starting from a charge transfer insulator, topology emerges when the charge transfer energy between the cation and anion…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-09-08 Trithep Devakul , Liang Fu

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

Chiral edge modes inherent to the topological quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect are a pivotal topic of contemporary condensed matter research aiming at future quantum technology and application in spintronics. A large topological gap is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-10-12 Suhua Jin , Yunyouyou Xia , Wujun Shi , Jiayu Hu , Ralph Claessen , Werner Hanke , Ronny Thomale , Gang Li

Based on first-principle calculations and $k\cdot p$ model analysis, we show that the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulating phase can be realized in the functionalized hematite (or $\alpha$-Fe$_2$O$_3$) nanosheet and the obtained…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-11-15 Qi-Feng Liang , Jian Zhou , Rui Yu , Xi Wang , Hongming Weng

Recently, this long-sought quantum anomalous Hall effect was realized in the magnetic topological insulator. However, the requirement of an extremely low temperature (approximately 30 mK) hinders realistic applications. Based on…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-12-17 Shu-chun Wu , Guangcun Shan , Binghai Yan

A van der Waals heterostructure combined with intrinsic magnetism and topological orders have recently paved attractive avenues to realize quantum anomalous Hall effects. In this work, using first-principles calculations and effective model…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-04-22 Ruiling Zou , Fangyang Zhan , Baobing Zheng , Xiaozhi Wu , Jing Fan , Rui Wang

So far, experimentally realized quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulators all exhibit ferromagnetic order and the QAH effect only occurs at very low temperatures. On the other hand, up to now the QAH effect in antiferromagnetic (AFM)…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-03-20 Peng-Jie Guo , Zheng-Xin Liu , Zhong-Yi Lu

The search for large gap quantum spin Hall (QSH) and quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulators is important both for fundamental and practical interests. The degenerate multi-orbitals $p_x,p_y$ in honeycomb lattice provides a paradigm for QSH…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-06-04 Huan Wang , Jing Wang

Recent work has extended topological band theory to open, non-Hermitian Hamiltonians, yet little is understood about how non-Hermiticity alters the topological quantization of associated observables. We address this problem by studying the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-10-31 Timothy M. Philip , Mark R. Hirsbrunner , Matthew J. Gilbert

We generalize the topological phase diagram of magnetic topological insulator (TI) thin films in an extended parameter space comprising out-of-plane (OP) and in-plane (IP) exchange fields in the presence of structural inversion asymmetry…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-09-03 Kiminori Hattori

Recent experimental progress in condensed matter physics enables the observation of signatures of the parity anomaly in two-dimensional Dirac-like materials. Using effective field theories and analyzing band structures in external…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-08-13 J. Böttcher , C. Tutschku , L. W. Molenkamp , E. M. Hankiewicz

Quantum duality is a far reaching concept in contemporary theoretical physics. In the present paper, we reveal the quantum dualities in quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) phases through concrete two bands Hamiltonian models. Our models can…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-03-30 Tong Chern

Quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulators exhibit chiral dissipationless edge states without an external magnetic field, making them a promising material for quantum metrology and microwave applications. However, the breakdown of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-05-30 Torsten Röper , Daniel Rosenbach , Achim Rosch , Alexey A. Taskin , Yoichi Ando , Erwann Bocquillon

A quantum phase transition arises from competition between different ground states and is typically accessed by varying a single physical parameter near absolute zero temperature. The quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect with high Chern…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-08-27 Ling-Jie Zhou , Deyi Zhuo , Ruobing Mei , Yi-Fan Zhao , Kaijie Yang , Ruoxi Zhang , Zijie Yan , Han Tay , Moses H. W. Chan , Chao-Xing Liu , Cui-Zu Chang

Magnetically doped topological insulators (TIs) exhibit two distinct phases: the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) phase when the Fermi level resides within the surface gap, and a metallic phase outside the gap. The QAH phase hosts…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-10-02 Le Yi , Emma Steinebronn , Asmaul Smitha Rashid , Nitin Samarth , Ramy El-Ganainy , Sahin L. Ozdemir , Morteza Kayyalha

The quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect, first proposed in the Haldane model, is a paradigmatic example of the application of band topology in condensed matter physics. The recent experimental discoveries of high Chern number QAH effect in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-03-12 Zhaochen Liu , Jing Wang