Quantum spin liquid states

Y Zhou, K Kanoda, TK Ng - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2017 - APS
This is an introductory review of the physics of quantum spin liquid states. Quantum
magnetism is a rapidly evolving field, and recent developments reveal that the ground states …

Two-dimensional topological insulators: Progress and prospects

L Kou, Y Ma, Z Sun, T Heine… - The journal of physical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional topological insulators (2D TIs) are a remarkable class of atomically thin
layered materials that exhibit unique symmetry-protected helical metallic edge states with an …

Two-dimensional oxide topological insulator with iron-pnictide superconductor LiFeAs structure

Q Xu, Z Song, S Nie, H Weng, Z Fang, X Dai - Physical Review B, 2015 - APS
By using first-principles calculations, we propose that ZrSiO can be looked at as a three-
dimensional (3D) oxide weak topological insulator (TI) and its single layer is a long-sought …

Effect of amidogen functionalization on quantum spin Hall effect in Bi/Sb (111) films

S Li, W Ji, S Hu, C Zhang, S Yan - ACS applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Knowledge about chemical functionalization is of fundamental importance to design novel
two-dimensional topological insulators. Despite theoretical predictions of quantum spin Hall …

Topological insulating phases in two-dimensional bismuth-containing single layers preserved by hydrogenation

RRQ Freitas, R Rivelino, F de Brito Mota… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional (2D) binary XBi compounds, where X belongs to group III elements (B, Al,
Ga, and In), in a buckled honeycomb structure may originate sizable gap Z2 topological …

Topological quantum matter to topological phase conversion: Fundamentals, materials, physical systems for phase conversions, and device applications

MMH Polash, S Yalameha, H Zhou, K Ahadi… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The spin-orbit coupling field, an atomic magnetic field inside a Kramers' system, or discrete
symmetries can create a topological torus in the Brillouin Zone and provide protected edge …

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides with a hexagonal lattice: Room-temperature quantum spin Hall insulators

Y Ma, L Kou, X Li, Y Dai, T Heine - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
So far, several transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC)–based two-dimensional (2D)
topological insulators (TIs) have been discovered, all of them based on a tetragonal lattice …

Quantum spin Hall insulators in functionalized arsenene (AsX, X= F, OH and CH 3) monolayers with pronounced light absorption

J Zhao, Y Li, J Ma - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The search for new two-dimensional topological insulators (2D-TIs) with large band gaps is
of great interest and importance. Our first-principles calculations predicted three candidates …

Observation of the spin-polarized surface state in a noncentrosymmetric superconductor BiPd

M Neupane, N Alidoust, MM Hosen, JX Zhu… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Recently, noncentrosymmetric superconductor BiPd has attracted considerable research
interest due to the possibility of hosting topological superconductivity. Here we report a …

Proposed two-dimensional topological insulator in SiTe

Y Ma, L Kou, Y Dai, T Heine - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
The two-dimensional (2D) crystal SiTe is identified to be a 2D topological insulator (TI) with
bulk band gap of 220 meV by means of first-principles calculations. The synthesis of 2D SiTe …