15 research outputs found
Nonlocal Edge State Transport in Topological Insulators
We use the N-terminal scheme for studying the edge state transportin in
two-dimensional topological insulators. We find the universal nonlocal response
in the ballistic transport approach. This macroscopic exhibition of the
topological order offers different areas for applications.Comment: Updated to published versio
Universal properties of materials with Dirac dispersion relation of low-energy excitations
The N-terminal scheme is considered for studying the contribution of edge states to the response of a two-dimensional topological insulator. A universal distribution of the nonlocal resistance between terminals is determined in the ballistic transport approach. The calculated responses are identical to experimentally observed values. The spectral properties of surface electronic states in Weyl semimetals are also studied. The density of surface states is accurately determined. The universal behavior of these characteristics is a distinctive feature of the considered Dirac materials which can be used in practical applications
Topological phase states of the SU(3) QCD
We consider the topologically nontrivial phase states and the corresponding
topological defects in the SU(3) d-dimensional quantum chromodynamics (QCD).
The homotopy groups for topological classes of such defects are calculated
explicitly. We have shown that the three nontrivial groups are pi_3 SU(3)=Z,
pi_5 SU(3)=Z, and pi_6 SU(3)=Z_6 if 3 < d < 6. The latter result means that we
are dealing exactly with six topologically different phase states. The
topological invariants for d=3,5,6 are described in detail.Comment: LATEX2e, 5 page
Unoccupied Topological States on Bismuth Chalcogenides
The unoccupied part of the band structure of topological insulators
BiTeSe () is studied by angle-resolved two-photon
photoemission and density functional theory. For all surfaces
linearly-dispersing surface states are found at the center of the surface
Brillouin zone at energies around 1.3 eV above the Fermi level. Theoretical
analysis shows that this feature appears in a spin-orbit-interaction induced
and inverted local energy gap. This inversion is insensitive to variation of
electronic and structural parameters in BiSe and BiTeSe. In
BiTe small structural variations can change the character of the local
energy gap depending on which an unoccupied Dirac state does or does not exist.
Circular dichroism measurements confirm the expected spin texture. From these
findings we assign the observed state to an unoccupied topological surface
state
Universal properties of materials with Dirac dispersion relation of low-energy excitations
The N-terminal scheme is considered for studying the contribution of edge states to the response of a two-dimensional topological insulator. A universal distribution of the nonlocal resistance between terminals is determined in the ballistic transport approach. The calculated responses are identical to experimentally observed values. The spectral properties of surface electronic states in Weyl semimetals are also studied. The density of surface states is accurately determined. The universal behavior of these characteristics is a distinctive feature of the considered Dirac materials which can be used in practical applications