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We consider the two-dimensional topological Chern insulator in the presence of static disorder. Generic quantum states in this system are Anderson localized. However, topology requires the presence of a subset of critical states, with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-08-29 Mateo Moreno-Gonzalez , Johannes Dieplinger , Alexander Altland

We show that proximity to an altermagnet provides an efficient route to engineering non-Hermitian higher-order topological phases. The proximity-induced altermagnetic order gaps the edge states of a topological insulator, thereby driving a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-08 Xiang Ji , Dengfeng Wang , Tong Zhou , Xiaosen Yang

We systematically investigate the topological and localization properties of a quadrupolar insulator represented by the celebrated Benalcazar-Bernevig-Hughes model in presence of a quasiperiodic disorder instilled in its hopping amplitude.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-06-21 Srijata Lahiri , Saurabh Basu

Layered quasi two dimensional systems have garnered huge interest both in the advancement of technology and in understanding emergent physics such as unconventional superconductivity, topological phases. In particular, the study of…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-08-07 Archana Mishra , SungBin Lee

Atomic-scale disorder is conventionally regarded as detrimental to superconductivity; however, under specific conditions, it can enhance superconducting properties. Here, we investigate the role of substitutional disorder in Remeika-type…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-02-27 Andrzej Ślebarski , Maciej M. Maśka

We theoretically investigate quasiparticle interference in superconducting topological insulators with the nematic order parameter. This order parameter spontaneously breaks the rotational symmetry of the crystal. Such rotational symmetry…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-06-02 D. A. Khokhlov , R. S. Akzyanov

Three dimensional topological insulators are bulk insulators with $\mathbf{Z}_2$ topological electronic order that gives rise to conducting light-like surface states. These surface electrons are exceptionally resistant to localization by…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-03-07 Yishuai Xu , Janet Chiu , Lin Miao , Haowei He , Zhanybek Alpichshev , A. Kapitulnik , Rudro R. Biswas , L. Andrew Wray

Using a large-N approach, we study the effect of disorder in the Kondo-screened phase of heavy-fermion materials. We demonstrate that the strong feedback between the hybridization and the conduction electron charge density magnifies the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2013-10-30 Francesco Parisen Toldin , Jeremy Figgins , Stefan Kirchner , Dirk K. Morr

Topological insulator (TI) is an exciting discovery because of its robustness against disorder and interactions. Recently, higher-order TIs have been attracting increasing attention, because they host 1D topologically-protected hinge states…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-10-27 Peng-Lu Zhao , Xiao-Bin Qiang , Hai-Zhou Lu , X. C. Xie

The search for exotic new topological states of matter in widely accessible materials, for which the manufacturing process is mastered, is one of the major challenges of the current topological physics. Here we predict higher order…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-10-27 Sergey S. Krishtopenko

We uncover the relationship of topology and disorder in a one-dimensional Su-Schrieffer-Heeger chain subjected to a slowly varying quasi-periodic modulation. By numerically calculating the disorder-averaged winding number and analytically…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2022-07-20 Zhanpeng Lu , Zhihao Xu , Yunbo Zhang

Due to the peculiar non-fermi liquid of one dimensional systems, disorder has particularly strong effects. We show that such systems belong to the more general class of disordered quantum solids. We discuss the physics of such disordered…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2007-05-23 T. Giamarchi , E. Orignac

We study the effects of disorder on the topological Chern insulating phase in the Harper--Hofstadter--Hatsugai (HHH) model. The model with half flux has a bulk band gap and thus exhibits a nontrivial topological phase. We consider two…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2019-08-28 Yoshihito Kuno

We present an analytic theory of quantum criticality in quasi one-dimensional topological Anderson insulators. We describe these systems in terms of two parameters $(g,\chi)$ representing localization and topological properties,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-23 Alexander Altland , Dmitry Bagrets , Alex Kamenev

Algebraic and geometric mean density of states in disordered systems may reveal properties of electronic localization. In order to understand the topological phases with disorder in two dimensions, we present the calculated density of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-12-02 Yan-Yang Zhang , Shun-Qing Shen

We numerically investigate the topological phase transition induced purely by disorder in a spring-mass chain. We employ two types of disorders - chiral and random types - to explore the interplay between topology and disorder. By tracking…

Abstract: Using ab initio calculations supported by experimental transport measurements, we present the first credible candidate for the realization of a disorder-induced Topological Anderson Insulator in a real material system. High energy…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-06-29 Binayak Mukherjee , Eleonora Isotta , Narges Ataollahi , Paolo Scardi

We study the competition between disorder and singlet superconductivity in a quasi-1d system. We investigate the applicability of the Anderson theorem, namely that time-reversal conserving (non-magnetic) disorder does not impact the…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2024-07-17 Giacomo Morpurgo , Thierry Giamarchi

A central property of (Chern) topological insulators is the presence of robust asymmetric transport along interfaces separating two-dimensional insulating materials in different topological phases. A Topological Anderson Insulator is an…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-11-28 Guillaume Bal , Thuyen Dang

Topological matter is a trending topic in condensed matter: From a fundamental point of view it has introduced new phenomena and tools, and for technological applications, it holds the promise of basic stable quantum computing. Similarly,…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2016-08-29 Eduardo V. Castro , Raphael de Gail , M. Pilar López-Sancho , María A. H. Vozmediano