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Topological states of condensed matter

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Topological states of quantum matter have been investigated intensively in recent years in materials science and condensed matter physics. The field developed explosively largely because of the precise theoretical predictions, well-controlled materials processing, and novel characterization techniques. In this Perspective, we review recent progress in topological insulators, the quantum anomalous Hall effect, chiral topological superconductors, helical topological superconductors and Weyl semimetals.

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Figure 1: Topological states in 2D.
Figure 2: Transport experiments for QSH, QAH and chiral Majorana fermion modes.

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Acknowledgements

J.W. acknowledges support from the Natural Science Foundation of China through Grant No. 11774065, the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai under Grant No. 17ZR1442500 and the National Thousand-Young-Talents Program. S.-C.Z. is supported by the Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering, under contract DE-AC02-76SF00515.

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    Jing Wang

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    Jing Wang

  3. Department of Physics, McCullough Building, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-4045, USA

    Shou-Cheng Zhang

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