Topological zero-dimensional defect and flux states in three-dimensional insulators

F Schindler, SS Tsirkin, T Neupert… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
In insulating crystals, it was previously shown that defects with two fewer dimensions than
the bulk can bind topological electronic states. We here further extend the classification of …

Interacting topological quantum chemistry in 2D with many-body real space invariants

J Herzog-Arbeitman, BA Bernevig, ZD Song - Nature communications, 2024 - nature.com
The topological phases of non-interacting fermions have been classified by their
symmetries, culminating in a modern electronic band theory where wavefunction topology …

“Quantum Geometric Nesting” and Solvable Model Flat-Band Systems

Z Han, J Herzog-Arbeitman, BA Bernevig, SA Kivelson - Physical Review X, 2024 - APS
We introduce the concept of “quantum geometric nesting”(QGN) to characterize the
idealized ordering tendencies of certain flat-band systems implicit in the geometric structure …

Superfluid weight bounds from symmetry and quantum geometry in flat bands

J Herzog-Arbeitman, V Peri, F Schindler, SD Huber… - Physical review …, 2022 - APS
Flat-band superconductivity has theoretically demonstrated the importance of band topology
to correlated phases. In two dimensions, the superfluid weight, which determines the critical …

Three-dimensional real space invariants, obstructed atomic insulators and a new principle for active catalytic sites

Y Xu, L Elcoro, G Li, ZD Song, N Regnault… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
Topologically trivial insulators come in two kinds: atomic, where the Wannier charge centers
(WCCs) are localized on the atoms, and obstructed atomic, where the WCCs are located …

Interaction-induced crystalline topology of excitons

H Davenport, J Knolle, F Schindler - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
We apply the topological theory of symmetry indicators to interaction-induced exciton band
structures in centrosymmetric semiconductors. Crucially, we distinguish between the …

Orbital Shift‐Induced Boundary Obstructed Topological Materials with a Large Energy Gap

N Mao, R Li, Y Dai, B Huang, B Yan, C Niu - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Boundary obstructed topological phases caused by Wannier orbital shift between ordinary
atomic sites are proposed, which, however, cannot be indicated by symmetry eigenvalues at …

Anderson critical metal phase in trivial states protected by average magnetic crystalline symmetry

FJ Wang, ZY Xiao, R Queiroz, BA Bernevig… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Transitions between distinct obstructed atomic insulators (OAIs) protected by crystalline
symmetries, where electrons form molecular orbitals centering away from the atom positions …

Ferroelectric higher-order topological insulator in two dimensions

N Mao, R Li, X Zou, Y Dai, B Huang, C Niu - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
The interplay between ferroelectricity and band topology can give rise to a wide range of
both fundamental and applied research. Here, we map out the emergence of nontrivial …

Delicate topology protected by rotation symmetry: Crystalline Hopf insulators and beyond

A Nelson, T Neupert, A Alexandradinata, T Bzdušek - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
Pontrjagin's seminal topological classification of two-band Hamiltonians in three momentum
dimensions is hereby enriched with the inclusion of crystallographic rotational symmetry …