The first-principles band theory paradigm has been a key player not only in the process of
discovering new classes of topologically interesting materials, but also for identifying salient …

The discovery of the quantum spin Hall effect and topological insulators more than a decade
ago has revolutionized modern condensed matter physics. Today, the field of topological …

We discuss phenomena arising from the combined influence of electron correlation and spin-
orbit coupling (SOC), with an emphasis on emergent quantum phases and transitions in …

There has been much interest in pyrochlore iridates A 2 Ir 2 O 7 where both strong spin-
orbital coupling and strong correlation are present. A recent local density approximation …

Since topological insulators were theoretically predicted and experimentally observed in
semiconductors with strong spin–orbit coupling, increasing attention has been drawn to …

Motivated by the recent experimental observation of a Mott insulating state for the layered
iridate Na 2 IrO 3, we discuss possible ordering states of the effective iridium moments in the …

We have performed x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) measurements on a series of Ir-
based 5 d transition metal compounds, including Ir, IrCl 3, IrO 2, Na 2 IrO 3, Sr 2 IrO 4, and Y …