Non-hermitian physics

Y Ashida, Z Gong, M Ueda - Advances in Physics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
A review is given on the foundations and applications of non-Hermitian classical and
quantum physics. First, key theorems and central concepts in non-Hermitian linear algebra …

Topological quantum matter with cold atoms

DW Zhang, YQ Zhu, YX Zhao, H Yan… - Advances in Physics, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This is an introductory review of the physics of topological quantum matter with cold atoms.
Topological quantum phases, originally discovered and investigated in condensed matter …

Observation of the topological Anderson insulator in disordered atomic wires

EJ Meier, FA An, A Dauphin, M Maffei, P Massignan… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Topology and disorder have a rich combined influence on quantum transport. To probe their
interplay, we synthesized one-dimensional chiral symmetric wires with controllable disorder …

Topological phases in two-dimensional materials: a review

Y Ren, Z Qiao, Q Niu - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Topological phases with insulating bulk and gapless surface or edge modes have attracted
intensive attention because of their fundamental physics implications and potential …

Experimental observation of higher-order topological Anderson insulators

W Zhang, D Zou, Q Pei, W He, J Bao, H Sun… - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
Recently, a new family of symmetry-protected higher-order topological insulators has been
proposed and was shown to host lower-dimensional boundary states. However, with the …

Topological insulators and superconductors

XL Qi, SC Zhang - Reviews of modern physics, 2011 - APS
Topological insulators are new states of quantum matter which cannot be adiabatically
connected to conventional insulators and semiconductors. They are characterized by a full …

[KNJIGA][B] Topological insulators

SQ Shen - 2012 - Springer
The discovery of topological insulators and superconductors is an important advance in
condensed matter physics. Topological phases reflect global properties of the quantum …

Topological phase transitions in disordered electric quadrupole insulators

CA Li, B Fu, ZA Hu, J Li, SQ Shen - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
We investigate disorder-driven topological phase transitions in quantized electric
quadrupole insulators in two dimensions. We show that chiral symmetry can protect the …

Engineering a robust quantum spin Hall state in graphene via adatom deposition

C Weeks, J Hu, J Alicea, M Franz, R Wu - Physical Review X, 2011 - APS
The 2007 discovery of quantized conductance in HgTe quantum wells delivered the field of
topological insulators (TIs) its first experimental confirmation. While many three-dimensional …

Real-space detection and manipulation of topological edge modes with ultracold atoms

C Braun, R Saint-Jalm, A Hesse, J Arceri, I Bloch… - Nature Physics, 2024 - nature.com
The bulk–boundary correspondence, a fundamental principle relating the topological
invariants of the bulk to the presence of edge states, is modified in periodically driven …