Wide gap Chern Mott insulating phases achieved by design

Condensed Matter Physics: quantised Hall transport in two dimensional magnetic insulators Simulations predict a Chern insulating state with quantized anomalous Hall transport in insulators without an applied magnetic field. These strongly correlated systems are designed based on transition metal oxi...

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Autores principales: Hongli Guo, Shruba Gangopadhyay, Okan Köksal, Rossitza Pentcheva, Warren E. Pickett
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:179eef512b1f45fdb42d346bbb57b2e42021-12-02T13:41:46ZWide gap Chern Mott insulating phases achieved by design10.1038/s41535-016-0007-22397-4648https://doaj.org/article/179eef512b1f45fdb42d346bbb57b2e42017-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-016-0007-2https://doaj.org/toc/2397-4648Condensed Matter Physics: quantised Hall transport in two dimensional magnetic insulators Simulations predict a Chern insulating state with quantized anomalous Hall transport in insulators without an applied magnetic field. These strongly correlated systems are designed based on transition metal oxides, unlike existing weakly correlated electron-based examples whose bulk conduction masks surface currents. An international team led by Warren Pickett at the University of California Davis designed the materials based on a buckled honeycomb lattice. By tuning spin, orbital, charge, and lattice degrees of freedom as well as strain, they predict robust ruthenium and osmium bilayers with conducting boundary states, while retaining a bulk bandgap of up to 130 meV. These properties, topologically protected by electronic entanglement, provide promise of applications in next generation electronics and possibly quantum computing. These systems offer more robust platforms than previously suggested and guide experimental synthesis to exploit these emergent phenomena.Hongli GuoShruba GangopadhyayOkan KöksalRossitza PentchevaWarren E. PickettNature PortfolioarticleMaterials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materialsTA401-492Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matterQC170-197ENnpj Quantum Materials, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017)
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topic Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
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Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter
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spellingShingle Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
TA401-492
Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter
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Hongli Guo
Shruba Gangopadhyay
Okan Köksal
Rossitza Pentcheva
Warren E. Pickett
Wide gap Chern Mott insulating phases achieved by design
description Condensed Matter Physics: quantised Hall transport in two dimensional magnetic insulators Simulations predict a Chern insulating state with quantized anomalous Hall transport in insulators without an applied magnetic field. These strongly correlated systems are designed based on transition metal oxides, unlike existing weakly correlated electron-based examples whose bulk conduction masks surface currents. An international team led by Warren Pickett at the University of California Davis designed the materials based on a buckled honeycomb lattice. By tuning spin, orbital, charge, and lattice degrees of freedom as well as strain, they predict robust ruthenium and osmium bilayers with conducting boundary states, while retaining a bulk bandgap of up to 130 meV. These properties, topologically protected by electronic entanglement, provide promise of applications in next generation electronics and possibly quantum computing. These systems offer more robust platforms than previously suggested and guide experimental synthesis to exploit these emergent phenomena.
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author Hongli Guo
Shruba Gangopadhyay
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title Wide gap Chern Mott insulating phases achieved by design
title_short Wide gap Chern Mott insulating phases achieved by design
title_full Wide gap Chern Mott insulating phases achieved by design
title_fullStr Wide gap Chern Mott insulating phases achieved by design
title_full_unstemmed Wide gap Chern Mott insulating phases achieved by design
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