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Electronic structure evolution in magnetic topological materials

ORAL · Invited

Abstract

The discovery of topological insulators (TIs) has prompted intensive theoretical and experimental studies on realizing various topological states in quantum materials. Owing to the bulk-boundary correspondence, the TIs support conducting surface states that lie within the gapped bulk electronic spectrum of the TIs. These surface states are spin polarized and disperse linearly with Dirac-cone energy dispersion. Constraints of the time-reversal symmetry protect the surface states from backscattering and localization in the presence of nonmagnetic perturbations thereby making TIs promising for low-power energy-efficient quantum electronic applications. Recently, new types of topological materials inspired by magnetism have attracted intensive research interest. In this talk, I will discuss electronic structure evolution across the magnetic transition temperature for (1) a higher order topological material candidate, (2) rare-earth monopnictide based materials, (3) a magnetically doped topological material and (4) kagome magnets.  Our study indicates that magnetism plays an intricate role in the electronic structure of the topological material family.

Presenters

  • Madhab Neupane

    University of Central Florida

Authors

  • Madhab Neupane

    University of Central Florida