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The study of higher-order and real topological states as well as the material realization have become a research forefront of topological condensed matter physics in recent years. Twisted bilayer graphene (tbG) is proved to have…
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Moving beyond traditional 2D materials is now desirable to have switching capabilities (e.g., transistors). Here we propose using graphyne because, as we will show in this letter, obtaining regions of the electronic bandstructure which act…
The notion of topological insulators (TIs), characterized by an insulating bulk and conducting topological surface states, can be extended to higher-order topological insulators (HOTIs) hosting gapless modes localized at the boundaries of…
Two-dimensional electron gasses (2DEG) in InAs quantum wells proximitized by aluminum are promising platforms for topological qubits based on Majorana zero modes. However, there are still substantial uncertainties associated with the nature…
Higher-order topological phases have raised widespread interest in recent years with the occurrence of the topological boundary states of dimension two or more less than that of the system bulk. The higher-order topological states have been…
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We study the energy spectrum and energy levels of the extended Kane-Mele model with magnetic atoms on their zigzag edges. It is demonstrated that the edges of ferromagnetism or antiferromagnetism are enough to break the time-reversal…
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