The quantum Hall (QH) effect, quantized Hall resistance combined with zero longitudinal
resistance, is the characteristic experimental fingerprint of Chern insulators—topologically …

Topological phases with insulating bulk and gapless surface or edge modes have attracted
intensive attention because of their fundamental physics implications and potential …

Topological insulators are crystalline solids with supposedly very special properties. If
stumbling upon such a crystal, which is possible because topological insulators are known …

An interplay of spin–orbit coupling and intrinsic magnetism is known to give rise to the
quantum anomalous Hall and topological magnetoelectric effects under certain conditions …

MXenes are a large family of two-dimensional (2D) early transition metal carbides that have
shown great potential for a host of applications ranging from electrodes in supercapacitors …

The introduction of the concept of topology into condensed matter physics has greatly
deepened our fundamental understanding of transport properties of electrons as well as all …

Quantum spin Hall (QSH) effect of two-dimensional (2D) materials features edge states that
are topologically protected from backscattering by time-reversal symmetry. However, the …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) magnetism is now the attention of central demands in
fundamental condensed matter physics concerning about the understanding and control of …

Plumbene, similar to silicene, has a buckled honeycomb structure with a large band gap (∼
400 meV). All previous studies have shown that it is a normal insulator. Here, we perform …

Ultrathin Janus two-dimensional (2D) materials are attracting intense interest currently.
Substitutional do** of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) is of importance for …