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Using a systematic relation between topological gapless phases in three dimensions and topological gapped phases in two dimensions, we identify four types of higher-order topological semimetals or nodal superconductors (HOTS), hosting (i)…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-07-07 Sophia Simon , Max Geier , Piet W. Brouwer

Second-order topological insulating (SOTI) states in three-dimensional materials are helical one-dimensional hinge states. Inducing superconductivity in these states leads to gapless bound states, characterized by the 4$\pi$-periodic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-02-03 Biplab Bhattacharyya , Stijn R. de Wit , Zhen Wu , Yingkai Huang , Mark S. Golden , Alexander Brinkman , Chuan Li

The exploration of topological phases remains a cutting-edge research frontier, driven by their promising potential for next-generation electronic and quantum technologies. In this work, we employ first-principles calculations and…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-03-06 Sibin Lü , Jun Hu

Perovskite structure is one of the five symmetry families suitable for exhibiting topological insulator phase. However, none of the halides and oxides stabilizing in this structure exhibit the same. Through density functional calculations…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-11-28 Ravi Kashikar , Bramhachari Khamari , B. R. K. Nanda

By using an extended slave-boson method, we draw a global phase diagram summarizing both magnetic phases and paramagnetic (PM) topological insulating phases (TI$_s$) in three-dimensional topological Kondo insulator (TKI). By including…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-12-26 Huan Li , Zhi-Yong Wang , Xiao-Jun Zheng , Yu Liu , Yin Zhong

We reveal a class of three-dimensional $d$-orbital topological materials in the antifluorite Cu$_2$S family. Derived from the unique properties of low-energy $t_{2g}$ states, their phases are solely determined by the sign of spin-orbit…

Materials Science · Physics 2017-07-24 Xian-Lei Sheng , Zhi-Ming Yu , Rui Yu , Hongming Weng , Shengyuan A. Yang

Topologically gapless edge states, characterized by topological invariants and Berry's phases of bulk energy bands, provide amazing techniques to robustly control the reflectionless propagation of electrons, photons and phonons. Recently, a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-05-29 Haiyan Fan , Baizhan Xia , Liang Tong , Shengjie Zheng , Dejie Yu

We theoretically investigate a two-dimensional decorated honeycomb lattice framework to realize a second-order topological magnon insulator (SOTMI) phase featuring distinct corner-localized modes. Our study emphasizes the pivotal role of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-03-20 Sayak Bhowmik , Saikat Banerjee , Arijit Saha

Discovering new topological phases of matter is a major theme in fundamental physics and materials science. Dirac semimetal provides an exceptional platform for exploring topological phase transitions under symmetry breaking. Recent…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2021-10-04 Huahui Qiu , Meng Xiao , Fan Zhang , Chunyin Qiu

Strongly correlated analogues of topological insulators have been explored in systems with purely on-site symmetries, such as time-reversal or charge conservation. Here, we use recently developed tensor network tools to study a quantum…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-11-11 Brayden Ware , Itamar Kimchi , S. A. Parameswaran , Bela Bauer

The continuous quantum phase transition between noninteracting, time-reversal symmetric topological and trivial insulators in three dimensions is described by the massless Dirac fermion. We address the stability of this quantum critical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-07-06 Bitan Roy , Pallab Goswami , Jay D. Sau

We investigate, by means of a field-theory analysis combined with the density-matrix renormalization group (DMRG) method, a theoretical model for a strongly correlated quantum system in one dimension realizing a topologically-ordered…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-10-17 Franco T. Lisandrini , Alejandro M. Lobos , Ariel O. Dobry , Claudio J. Gazza

Higher-order topological insulators (HOTIs) are a newly discovered class of topological insulators which exhibit unconventional bulk-boundary correspondence. Very recently, the concept of HOTIs has been extended to aperiodic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-12-03 Chun-Bo Hua , Rui Chen , Bin Zhou , Dong-Hui Xu

Topological Insulators (TI) exhibit robust spin-locked dissipationless Fermion transport along the surface states. In the current study, we use \textit{first-principles} calculations to investigate a Topological Phase Transition (TPT) in a…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-08-23 Raghottam M Sattigeri , Sharad Babu Pillai , Prafulla K Jha , Brahmananda Chakraborty

In this tutorial, we pedagogically review recent developments in the field of non-interacting fermionic phases of matter, focussing on the low energy description of higher-order topological insulators in terms of the Dirac equation. Our aim…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-06-14 Frank Schindler

Topological nodal superconductors possess gapless low energy excitations that are characterized by point or line nodal Fermi surfaces. In this work, using a coupled wire construction, we study topological nodal superconductors that have…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-11-28 Moon Jip Park , Syed Raza , Matthew J. Gilbert , Jeffrey C. Y. Teo

We discuss the proximate phases of a three-dimensional system with Dirac-like dispersion. Using the cubic lattice with plaquette $\pi$-flux as a model, we find, among others phases, a chiral topological insulator and singlet topological…

Materials Science · Physics 2010-03-11 Pavan Hosur , Shinsei Ryu , Ashvin Vishwanath

Non-Hermitian topological phases have gained immense attention due to their potential to unlock novel features beyond Hermitian bounds. PT-symmetric (Parity Time-reversal symmetric) non-Hermitian models have been studied extensively over…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-04-08 Chakradhar Rangi , Ka-Ming Tam , Juana Moreno

Topological insulators have been extended to higher-order versions that possess topological hinge or corner states in lower dimensions. However, their robustness against disorder is still unclear. Here, we theoretically investigate the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-07-08 Yedi Shen , Zeyu Li , Qian Niu , Zhenhua Qiao

We propose a cold-atom setup which allows for a dimensional crossover from a two-dimensional quantum spin Hall insulating phase to a three-dimensional strong topological insulator by tuning the hopping between the layers. We further show…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2015-02-18 Mathias S. Scheurer , Stephan Rachel , Peter P. Orth