Exceptional topological insulators

Three-dimensional topological insulators have become a research focal point on topological quantum matter. Here, the authors propose the non-Hermitian analogue, the exceptional topological insulator, with anomalous surface states only existing within the topological bulk embedding.

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Main Authors: M. Michael Denner, Anastasiia Skurativska, Frank Schindler, Mark H. Fischer, Ronny Thomale, Tomáš Bzdušek, Titus Neupert
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/30626e05ec364b8ca77ed3bf0a41cee8
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Summary:Three-dimensional topological insulators have become a research focal point on topological quantum matter. Here, the authors propose the non-Hermitian analogue, the exceptional topological insulator, with anomalous surface states only existing within the topological bulk embedding.