Abstract The Computational 2D Materials Database (C2DB) is a highly curated open
database organising a wealth of computed properties for more than 4000 atomically thin two …

The accuracy and efficiency of electronic-structure methods to understand, predict and
design the properties of materials has driven a new paradigm in research. Simulations can …

The past decade has witnessed dramatic progress related to various aspects of emergent
topological polar textures in oxide nanostructures displaying vortices, skyrmions, merons …

Over the past twenty-five years, mathematical concepts associated with geometric phases
have come to occupy a central place in our modern understanding of the physics of …

In the presence of crystalline symmetries, certain topological insulators present a filling
anomaly: a mismatch between the number of electrons in an energy band and the number of …

The concept of topological energy bands and their manifestations have been demonstrated
in condensed matter systems as a fantastic paradigm toward unprecedented physical …

This tutorial is devoted to the Maxwell Garnett approximation and related theories. Topics
covered in this first, introductory part of the tutorial include the Lorentz local field correction …

Two-dimensional (2D) hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) are attracting
tremendous interest for their great scientific and technological potential in photovoltaics and …

This graduate-level textbook is the first pedagogical synthesis of the field of topological
insulators and superconductors, one of the most exciting areas of research in condensed …

Topological defects, such as vortices and skyrmions, provide a wealth of splendid
possibilities for new nanoscale devices because of their marvelous electronic, magnetic …