88 research outputs found
Topological Quantum Phase Transition in 5 Transition Metal Oxide NaIrO
We predict a quantum phase transition from normal to topological insulators
in the 5 transition metal oxide NaIrO, where the transition can be
driven by the change of the long-range hopping and trigonal crystal field
terms. From the first-principles-derived tight-binding Hamiltonian we determine
the phase boundary through the parity analysis. In addition, our
first-principles calculations for NaIrO model structures show that the
interlayer distance can be an important parameter for the existence of a
three-dimensional strong topological insulator phase. NaIrO is
suggested to be a candidate material which can have both a nontrivial topology
of bands and strong electron correlations
Topological and magnetic phase transitions in Bi2Se3 thin films with magnetic impurities
When topological insulators meet broken time-reversal symmetry, they bring forth many novel phenomena, such as topological magnetoelectric, half-quantum Hall, and quantum anomalous Hall effects. From the well-known quantum spin Hall state in Bi2Se3 thin films, we predict various topological and magnetic phases when the time-reversal symmetry is broken by magnetic ion doping. As the magnetic ion density increases, the system undergoes successive topological or magnetic phase transitions due to variation of the exchange field and the spin-orbit coupling. In order to identify the topological phases, we vary the spin-orbit coupling strength from zero to the original value of the system and count the number of band crossings between the conduction and valence bands, which directly indicates the change of the topological phase. This method provides a physically intuitive and abstract view to figure out the topological character of each phase and the phase transitions between them.open121
Interfacial Dirac Cones from Alternating Topological Invariant Superlattice Structures of Bi2Se3
When the three-dimensional topological insulators Bi2Se3 and Bi2Te3 have an interface with vacuum, i.e., a surface, they show remarkable features such as topologically protected and spin-momentum locked surface states. However, for practical applications, one often requires multiple interfaces or channels rather than a single surface. Here, for the first time, we show that an interfacial and ideal Dirac cone is realized by alternating band and topological insulators. The multichannel Dirac fermions from the superlattice structures open a new way for applications such as thermoelectric and spintronics devices. Indeed, utilizing the interfacial Dirac fermions, we also demonstrate the possible power factor improvement for thermoelectric applications.open282
Multiple Dirac fermions from a topological insulator and graphene superlattice
Graphene and three-dimensional topological insulators are well-known Dirac materials whose bulk and surface states are governed by Dirac equations. They not only show good transport properties but also carry various quanta related to the geometrical phase such as charge, spin, and valley Hall conductances. Therefore, it is a great challenge to combine the two Dirac materials together, realizing multiple Dirac fermions. By using first-principles density-functional-theory calculations, we demonstrate such a system built from topological insulator-band insulator-graphene superlattice structures. Hexagonal boron nitride is proposed as an ideal band-insulating material in gluing graphene and topological insulators, providing a good substrate for graphene and a sharp interface with a topological insulator. The power factors for p-type doping are largely enhanced due to the charge-conducting channels through multiple Dirac cones. The systems characterized by the coexistence of the topologically protected interfacial and graphene Dirac cones can pave the way for developing integrated devices for electronics, spintronics and valleytronics applications.open5
New Candidates for Topological Insulators : Pb-based chalcogenide series
Here, we theoretically predict that the series of Pb-based layered
chalcogenides, PbBiSe and PbSbTe, are possible
new candidates for topological insulators. As increases, the phase
transition from a topological insulator to a band insulator is found to occur
between and 3 for both series. Significantly, among the new topological
insulators, we found a bulk band gap of 0.40eV in PbBiSe which is one
of the largest gap topological insulators, and that PbSbTe is
located in the immediate vicinity of the topological phase boundary, making its
topological phase easily tunable by changing external parameters such as
lattice constants. Due to the three-dimensional Dirac cone at the phase
boundary, massless Dirac fermions also may be easily accessible in
PbSbTe
Dirac cone engineering in Bi2Se3 thin films
In spite of the clear surface-state Dirac cone features in bismuth-based three-dimensional strong topological insulator materials, the Dirac point known as the Kramers point and the topological transport regime are located near the bulk valence band maximum. As a result of a nonisolated Dirac point, the topological transport regime cannot be acquired and there possibly exist scattering channels between surface and bulk states as well. We show that an ideal and isolated Dirac cone is realized in a slab geometry made of Bi2Se3 with appropriate substitutions of surface Se atoms. As an extension of Dirac cone engineering, we also investigate Bi2Se3 ultrathin films with asymmetric or magnetic substitutions of the surface atoms, which can be linked to spintronics applications.open191
Topological insulator phase in halide perovskite structures
Topological insulators are a novel quantum state of matter that reveals their properties and shows exotic phenomena when combined with other phases. Hence, priority has been given to making a good quality topological insulator interface with other compounds. From the applications point of view, the topological insulator phase in perovskite structures could be important to provide the various heterostructure interfaces with multifunctional properties. Here, by performing a tight-binding analysis and first-principles calculations, we predict that cubic-based CsPbI3 and CsSnI3 perovskite compounds under reasonable hydrostatic pressure are feasible candidates for three-dimensional topological insulators. Combined with cubic symmetry, the spin and total angular momentum doublets forming the valence and conduction bands result in a prototype of a continuum model, representing three-dimensional isotropic Dirac fermions, and govern the topological phase transition in halide perovskite materials.close161
Tracing out the Berry curvature dipole and multipoles in second harmonic Hall responses of time-reversal symmetric insulators
Various nonlinear characteristics of solid states, such as the circular
photogalvanic effect of time-reversal symmetric insulators, the quantized
photogalvanic effect of Weyl semimetals, and the nonlinear Hall effect of
time-reversal symmetric metals, have been associated with the Berry curvature
dipole (BCD). Here, we explore the question of whether the Berry curvature
dipole and multipoles of time-reversal symmetric insulators can be traced in
the nonlinear optical responses. We performed real-time time-dependent density
functional theory calculations and examined the second harmonic generation
susceptibility tensors. The two-band term of the susceptibility tensor is
sharply proportional to the interband BCD, dominating over the Hall response
once the cancellation effect of the multiple reflection symmetries is lifted.
We suggest that the nonlinear Hall component of the second-harmonic spectra of
insulators can also be utilized as an effective tool to extract the band
structure geometry through Berry curvature dipole and possibly multipoles.Comment: main text: 21 pages with 3 figures; supplementary material: 11 pages
with 3 figure
Spin-Orbit Integrated Ground State and Magnetic Anisotropy in SrIrO
We present a microscopic model for the anisotropic exchange interactions in
SrIrO. A direct construction of Wannier functions from
first-principles calculations proves the =1/2 character of
the spin-orbit integrated states at the Fermi level. An effective
-spin Hamiltonian explains the observed weak ferromagnetism
and anisotropy of antiferromagnetically ordered magnetic state, which arise
naturally from the =1/2 state with a rotation of IrO
octahedra. It is suggested that SrIrO is a unique class of
materials with effective exchange interactions in the spin-orbital Hilbert
space.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
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