Floquet topological insulators

• Published in: Physica status solidi. PSS-RRL. Rapid research letters Vol. 7; no. 1-2; pp. 101 - 108
• Main Authors: Cayssol, Jérôme, Dóra, Balázs, Simon, Ferenc, Moessner, Roderich
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.02.2013; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc; Wiley-VCH Verlag
• Subjects: Condensed Matter; Electronics; Floquet theory; Other; Physics; Solid state physics; spin-Hall effect; topological insulators; topological insulators; spin-Hall effect; Floquet theory

Topological insulators represent unique phases of matter with insulating bulk and conducting edge or surface states, immune to small perturbations such as backscattering due to disorder. This stems from their peculiar band structure, which provides topological protections. While conventional tools (...