Quantitative mappings between symmetry and topology in solids

oleh: Zhida Song, Tiantian Zhang, Zhong Fang, Chen Fang

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-08-01

Deskripsi

The defining quantities of topological materials—the topological invariants—are often difficult to calculate. Here, Song et al. report a simplified method to calculate both the symmetry data and the topological invariants for arbitrary gapped band structure with time-reversal symmetry.