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'Unhinging' the surfaces of higher-order topological insulators and superconductors

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We show that the chiral Dirac and Majorana hinge modes in three-dimensional higher-order topological insulators (HOTIs) and superconductors (HOTSCs) can be gapped while preserving the protecting C2nT symmetry upon the introduction of non-Abelian surface topological order. In both cases, the topological order on a single side surface breaks time-reversal symmetry, but appears with its time-reversal conjugate on alternating sides in a C2nT preserving pattern. In the absence of the HOTI/HOTSC bu...

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10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.046801

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Theoretical Physics
Oxford college:
Hertford College
Role:
Author
Publisher:
American Physical Society Publisher's website
Journal:
Physical Review Letters Journal website
Volume:
124
Article number:
046801
Publication date:
2020-01-27
Acceptance date:
2019-12-21
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EISSN:
1079-7114
ISSN:
0031-9007
Language:
English
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pubs:1078584
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uuid:24f97215-f139-46e5-90f4-0a7ab6cbab5f
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pubs:1078584
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1078584
Deposit date:
2019-12-22

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