The first-principles band theory paradigm has been a key player not only in the process of
discovering new classes of topologically interesting materials, but also for identifying salient …

This article reviews recent theoretical and experimental work on a new class of topological
material—topological Kondo insulators, which develop through the interplay of strong …

A topological insulator (TI) is an unusual quantum state in which the insulating bulk is
topologically distinct from vacuum, resulting in a unique metallic surface that is robust …

Topological Kondo insulators have been proposed as a new class of topological insulators
in which non-trivial surface states reside in the bulk Kondo band gap at low temperature due …

Strongly correlated systems present fundamental challenges, especially in materials in
which electronic correlations cause a strong increase of the effective mass of the charge …

SmB6 is predicted to be the first member of the intersection of topological insulators and
Kondo insulators, strongly correlated materials in which the Fermi level lies in the gap of a …

By a combined angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and density functional theory
study, we discover that the surface metallicity is polarity driven in SmB 6. Two surface states …

SmB 6, a well-known Kondo insulator, has been proposed to be an ideal topological
insulator with states of topological character located in a clean, bulk electronic gap, namely …

Topological insulators are materials characterized by dissipationless, spin-polarized surface
states resulting from nontrivial band topologies. Recent theoretical models and experiments …

Hybridization between conduction electrons and the strongly interacting f-electrons in rare
earth or actinide compounds may result in new states of matter. Depending on the exact …