Over last few decades, study of topological phases of matter in solid-state electron systems has been extended to other research field, including synthetic dimensions, and motivates extensive research ...

Intriguing effects can arise in materials that have electrons with unusual ‘band structures’. “Electrons behave as waves in solids, and the relationship between their energy and momentum is described ...

RIKEN physicists have created the first thin films featuring a special combination of electrical and topological properties. This demonstration could help to realize new forms of electronics that are ...

Artistic illustration of a topological exciton insulator: Excitons condense in the bulk of the material, forming a collective insulating phase, while topologically protected edge modes propagate ...

Topological materials are a class of materials that exhibit unique electronic properties at their boundary (surface in 3D materials; edge in 2D materials) that are robust against imperfections or ...

A team of researchers from the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences, China, have developed a new framework for modelling strongly correlated topological insulators A material's band structure can ...

This quantum material has been theoretically predicted for more than a decade but had remained inaccessible due to materials challenges. The work was led by Associate Professor Kezilbeiek Shawulienu ...