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New classes of three-dimensional topological crystalline insulators: Nonsymmorphic and magnetic

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
 [1];  [2]
  1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)
  2. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

We theoretically predict two new classes of three-dimensional topological crystalline insulators (TCIs), which have an odd number of unpinned surface Dirac cones protected by crystal symmetries. The first class is protected by a single nonsymmorphic glide plane symmetry; the second class is protected by a composition of a twofold rotation and time-reversal symmetry (a magnetic group symmetry). Both classes of TCIs are characterized by a quantized π-Berry phase associated with surface states and a Z2 topological invariant associated with the bulk bands. In the presence of disorder, these TCI surface states are protected against localization by the average crystal symmetries, and exhibit critical conductivity in the universality class of the quantum Hall plateau transition. Furthermore these new TCIs exist in time-reversal-breaking systems with or without spin-orbital coupling, and their material realizations are discussed.

Research Organization:
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0010526
OSTI ID:
1505791
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1179956
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Journal Name: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 91; ISSN 1098-0121; ISSN PRBMDO
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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