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The possibility of selecting magnetic space groups by orienting the magnetization direction or tuning magnetic orders offers a vast playground for engineering symmetry protected topological phases in magnetic materials. In this work, we…
Strain engineering enables precise, energy-efficient control of nanoscale magnetism. However, unlike well-studied strain-dislocation interactions in mechanical deformation, the spatial evolution of strain-induced spin rearrangement remains…
In topological materials, dissipationless edge currents are protected against local defect scattering by the bulk inverted band structure and band gap. We propose that large uniaxial strain can effectively switch a 2D Chern insulator to a…
Strain engineering is a powerful strategy for tuning the optoelectronic properties in two-dimensional materials, yet the underlying mechanisms governing their strain response are often not fully elucidated. In this work, our first-principle…
Strain engineering is a very effective method to tune electronic, optical, topological and thermoelectric properties of materials. In this work, we systematically study biaxial strain dependence of electronic structures and thermoelectric…
Twist-engineering of topological phases in two-dimensional materials offers a powerful route to modulate electronic structure beyond conventional strain or chemical control. In particular, group 15 (pnictogens) monolayers such as bismuthene…
Low-buckled silicene is a prototypical quantum spin Hall insulator with the topological quantum phase transition controlled by an out-of-plane electric field. We show that this field-induced electronic transition can be further tuned by an…
The complex interplay of charge, spin, orbital, and lattice degrees of freedom governs emergent phases in quantum materials, making strain a powerful control parameter. Recent advances in free-standing layer techniques have enabled extreme…
Strain engineering offers a powerful route to tailor topological electronic structures in correlated oxides, yet conventional epitaxial strain approaches introduce extrinsic factors such as substrate-induced phase transitions and…
The tunability of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) opens opportunities to engineer topological electronic phases, including topological insulators (TIs) and higher-order topological insulators (HOTIs)--materials that host in-gap states…
Nonmagnetic topological insulators (TIs) are known for their robust metallic surface/edge states that are protected by time-reversal symmetry, making them promising candidates for next-generation spintronic and nanoelectronic devices.…
Tuning physical properties of transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) monolayers by strain engineering have most widely studied, and recently Janus TMD monolayer MoSSe has been synthesized. In this work, we systematically study biaxial strain…
Ground state topologies in quantum materials have unveiled many unique topological phases with novel Hall responses. Recently, the orbital Hall effect in insulators has suggested the existence of orbital Chern insulators (OCIs) in which the…
Monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) has a honeycomb crystal structure. We consider the triangular sublattice of molybdenum atoms and introduce a simple tight-binding Hamiltonian for studying the phase transition and topological…
Recently, orbital-textures have been found in Rashba and topological insulator (TI) surface states as a result of the spin-orbit coupling (SOC). Here, we predict a $p_x/p_y$ orbital texture, in linear dispersive Dirac bands, arising at the…
The limitation of commercially available single-crystal substrates and the lack of continuous strain tunability preclude the ability to take full advantage of strain engineering for further exploring novel properties and exhaustively…
$Z_{2}$ and Chern topological phases such as newly discovered quantum spin Hall and original quantum Hall states hardly both co--exist in a single material due to their contradictory requirement on the time--reversal symmetry (TRS). We show…
Exploring intrinsic magnetic topological insulators (TIs) for next-generation spintronic devices is still challenging in recent years. Here, we present a theoretical investigation on the electronic, magnetic and topological properties of…
Spatial control of topology is highly desirable for realizing tunable quantum functionalities in materials. Moir\'e superlattices formed by twisting van der Waals heterostructures provide a natural platform for spatially modulated…
Dynamical control of Berry curvature remains an outstanding challenge in the engineering of topological phases. Here, we demonstrate control of magnon band structures via coherently driven phonons, based on \textit{ab initio} spin-lattice…