Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Symmetry-based indicators of band topology in the 230 space groups

  • Hoi Chun Po,
  • Ashvin Vishwanath,
  • Haruki Watanabe

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00133-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Understanding the role of topology in determining electronic structure can lead to the discovery, or appreciation, of materials with exotic properties such as protected surface states. Here, the authors present a framework for identifying topologically distinct band-structures for all 3D space groups.