Weak <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:msub><mml:mi mathvariant="double-struck">Z</mml:mi><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:math> supertopology

Crystal symmetries can enforce all bands of a material to be topological, a property that is commonly referred to as “supertopology.” Here, we determine the symmetry-enforced <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><a:msub><a:mi mathvariant="double-struck">Z</a:mi><a:mn>2</a:mn></a:msub></a:math> supertopologies of nonmagnetic centrosymmetric materials with weak and strong spin-orbit coupling (SOC). For weak (i.e., negligible) SOC, crystal symmetries can enforce Dirac nodal lines protected by a <c:math xmlns:c="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><c:mi>π</c:mi></c:math>-Berry phase, while for strong SOC, crystal symmetries can give rise to nontrivial weak <d:math xmlns:d="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><d:msub><d:mi mathvariant="double-struck">Z</d:mi><d:mn>2</d:mn></d:msub></d:math> topologies in two-dimensional subplanes of the three-dimensional Brillouin zone. We catalog all centrosymmetric space groups whose symmetries enforce these <f:math xmlns:f="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><f:msub><f:mi mathvariant="double-struck">Z</f:mi><f:mn>2</f:mn></f:msub></f:math> supertopologies. Suitable material realizations are identified and experimental signatures of the supertopologies, such as quantum spin Hall states, are discussed.

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Physical Review Materials
Published
2025-03-27
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevmaterials.9.034204
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Topological Materials and Phenomena
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Weak <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:msub><mml:mi mathvariant="double-struck">Z</mml:mi><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:math> supertopology

Andreas P. Schnyder, Moritz M. Hirschmann, Kirill Parshukov
Physical Review Materials
Topological Materials and Phenomena
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Weak <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:msub><mml:mi mathvariant="double-struck">Z</mml:mi><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:math> supertopology

Andreas P. Schnyder, Moritz M. Hirschmann, Kirill Parshukov
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Crystal symmetries can enforce all bands of a material to be topological, a property that is commonly referred to as “supertopology.” Here, we determine the symmetry-enforced <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><a:msub><a:mi mathvariant="double-struck">Z</a:mi><a:mn>2</a:mn></a:msub></a:math> supertopologies of nonmagnetic centrosymmetric materials with weak and strong spin-orbit coupling (SOC). For weak (i.e., negligible) SOC, crystal symmetries can enforce Dirac nodal lines protected by a <c:math xmlns:c="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><c:mi>π</c:mi></c:math>-Berry phase, while for strong SOC, crystal symmetries can give rise to nontrivial weak <d:math xmlns:d="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><d:msub><d:mi mathvariant="double-struck">Z</d:mi><d:mn>2</d:mn></d:msub></d:math> topologies in two-dimensional subplanes of the three-dimensional Brillouin zone. We catalog all centrosymmetric space groups whose symmetries enforce these <f:math xmlns:f="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><f:msub><f:mi mathvariant="double-struck">Z</f:mi><f:mn>2</f:mn></f:msub></f:math> supertopologies. Suitable material realizations are identified and experimental signatures of the supertopologies, such as quantum spin Hall states, are discussed.

Physical Review MaterialsVol. 9(3)
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (DE), RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (JP)
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Openalex Percentile: Top 95%
Topological Materials and Phenomena
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