Nature Communications (May 2022)

Physical realization of topological Roman surface by spin-induced ferroelectric polarization in cubic lattice

  • Guangxiu Liu,
  • Maocai Pi,
  • Long Zhou,
  • Zhehong Liu,
  • Xudong Shen,
  • Xubin Ye,
  • Shijun Qin,
  • Xinrun Mi,
  • Xue Chen,
  • Lin Zhao,
  • Bowen Zhou,
  • Jia Guo,
  • Xiaohui Yu,
  • Yisheng Chai,
  • Hongming Weng,
  • Youwen Long

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29764-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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A non-orientable surface can mirror reflecting the man travelling on it. Realizing such topological object is fascinating. Here, the authors discover that antiferromagnetic-induced polarization in a solid can realize a non-orientable Roman surface.