Recent progresses of quantum confinement in graphene quantum dots

SY Li, L He - Frontiers of Physics, 2022 - Springer
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) not only have potential applications on spin qubit, but also
serve as essential platforms to study the fundamental properties of Dirac fermions, such as …

Topological phonons in Cs-Te binary systems

Y Yang, J Wang, Y Liu, Y Cui, G Ding, X Wang - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
In this paper, we used symmetry analyses and first-principles calculations to discover seven
Cs-Te binary systems that have different crystal structures and can host symmetry-enforced …

Two-dimensional Weyl nodal-line semimetal in a ferromagnetic monolayer with a high Curie temperature

L **, X Zhang, Y Liu, X Dai, X Shen, L Wang, G Liu - Physical Review B, 2020 - APS
Nodal-line semimetals in two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted intense attention
recently. From fundamental physics and spintronic application points of view, high Curie …

Ferromagnetic hybrid nodal loop and switchable type-I and type-II Weyl fermions in two dimensions

T He, X Zhang, Y Liu, X Dai, G Liu, ZM Yu, Y Yao - Physical Review B, 2020 - APS
As a novel type of fermionic state, the hybrid nodal loop with the coexistence of both type-I
and type-II band crossings has attracted intense research interest. However, it remains a …

Two-nodal surface phonons in solid-state materials

C **e, H Yuan, Y Liu, X Wang - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
This year, researchers have been on the lookout for real materials with one-nodal, two-nodal
(two-NS), and three-nodal surface phonons. However, materials with two-NS phonons have …

Dirac phonons in two-dimensional materials

J Gong, J Wang, H Yuan, Z Zhang, W Wang, X Wang - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
Phonons are an ideal platform for realizing stable spinless two-dimensional (2D) Dirac
points because they have a bosonic nature and hard-to-break time-reversal symmetry. It …

Multiple dimensions of spin-gapless semiconducting states in tetragonal

J Wang, H Yuan, Y Liu, X Wang, G Zhang - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
Spin-gapless semiconductors (SGSs), with intrinsic magnetism, 100% spin polarization, and
zero-gap band crossing points, have attracted great scientific interest owing to their potential …

Interplay between altermagnetism and nonsymmorphic symmetries generating large anomalous Hall conductivity by semi-Dirac points induced anticrossings

A Fakhredine, RM Sattigeri, G Cuono, C Autieri - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
We investigate the interplay between altermagnetic spin-splitting and nonsymmorphic
symmetries using the space group No. 62 as a testbed. Studying different magnetic orders …

Nodal loop and nodal surface states in the family of materials

X Zhang, ZM Yu, Z Zhu, W Wu, SS Wang, XL Sheng… - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
Topological metals and semimetals are new states of matter which are attracting great
interest in current research. Here, based on first-principles calculations and symmetry …

Ideal type-III nodal-ring phonons

B Zheng, B **a, R Wang, Z Chen, J Zhao, Y Zhao, H Xu - Physical Review B, 2020 - APS
Type-III nodal ring associated with a flat band without dispersion, whose nodes are the
critical states between type-I and type-II Dirac/Weyl nodes, is of great interest. Here, we …