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The quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect is a topologically nontrivial phase, characterized by a non-zero Chern number defined in the bulk and chiral edge states in the boundary. Using first-principles calculations, we demonstrate the…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-06-26 Xiangru Kong , Linyang Li , Ortwin Leenaerts , Weiyang Wang , Xiong-Jun Liu , François M. Peeters

The quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) in magnetic topological insulators offers great potential to revolutionize quantum electrical metrology by establishing primary resistance standards operating at zero external magnetic field and…

Interlayer exchange coupling (IEC) between two magnetic layers sandwiched by a nonmagnetic spacer layer plays a critical role in shaping the magnetic properties of such heterostructures. The quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect has been…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-09-09 Ruoxi Zhang , Yi-Fan Zhao , Ling-Jie Zhou , Deyi Zhuo , Zi-Jie Yan , Chao-Xing Liu , Moses H. W. Chan , Chui-Zhen Chen , Cui-Zu Chang

In the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect, chiral edge states are present in the absence of magnetic fields due to the intrinsic band topology. In this work, we predict that a synthesized two-dimensional metal-organic material, a…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-06-09 Xiang-Long Yu , Tengfei Cao , Rui Wang , Ya-Min Quan , Jiansheng Wu

The quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) has been recently demonstrated in Cr- and V-doped three-dimensional topological insulators (TIs) at temperatures below 100 mK. In those materials, the spins of unfilled d-electrons in the transition…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-10-28 Zilong Jiang , Cui-Zu Chang , Chi Tang , Peng Wei , Jagadeesh S. Moodera , Jing Shi

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

The quantum anomalous Hall effect is a intriguing quantum state which exhibits the chiral edge states in the absence of magnetic field. While the search for quantum anomalous Hall insulators is still active, the researchers mainly search…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-02-19 Ping Li , Tian-Yi Cai

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

Quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) systems are of great fundamental interest and potential application because of their dissipationless conduction without the need for external magnetic field. The QAH effect has been realized in magnetically…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-08-29 Wenbo Wang , Yunbo Ou , Chang Liu , Yayu Wang , Ke He , Qi-Kun Xue , Weida Wu

We propose that the van der Waals layered ternary transition metal chalcogenides FeTa$X_2$ ($X=$ S, Se, Te) as a new family of ferrimagnetic quantum anomalous Hall insulators with a sizable bulk gap and high Chern number $C=-2$. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-23 Yadong Jiang , Huan Wang , Jing Wang

The quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) state is a two-dimensional topological insulating state that has quantized Hall resistance of h/Ce2 and vanishing longitudinal resistance under zero magnetic field, where C is called the Chern number. The…

Quantum anomalous Hall effect, with a trademark of dissipationless chiral edge states for electronics/spintronics transport applications, can be realized in materials with large spin-orbit coupling and strong intrinsic magnetization. After…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-01-05 Muhammad Nadeem , Alex R. Hamilton , Michael S. Fuhrer , Xiaolin Wang

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

Quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect provides dissipationless chiral channels for spin transport, expected as an outstanding candidate in future low-power quantum computation. The spin-splitting band structure is vital for obtaining QAH…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-10-23 Wenxuan Zhu , Hua Bai , Lei Han , Feng Pan , Cheng Song

The quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect in magnetic topological insulator (TI) represents a new state of matter originated from the interplay between topology and magnetism. The defining characteristics of the QAH ground state are the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-03-26 Chang Liu , Yunbo Ou , Yang Feng , Gaoyuan Jiang , Weixiong Wu , Shaorui Li , Zijia Cheng , Ke He , Xucun Ma , Qikun Xue , Yayu Wang

Quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) is significant for future low-power electronics devices, where a main challenge is realizing QAHE at high temperatures. In this work, based on experimentally reported two-dimensional (2D) germanene and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-05-21 Qing-Han Yang , Jia-Wen Li , Xin-Wei Yi , Xiang Li , Jing-Yang You , Gang Su , Bo Gu

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

A quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulator is a topological state of matter, in which the interior is insulating but electrical current flows along the edges of the sample, in either clockwise (right-handed) or counter-clockwise (left-handed)…

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

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