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20092024
most citedTopological phases without crystalline counterparts

148 citations · 1.2k across the 33 of their papers we have counts for

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33 papers

cond-mat.mes-hall2024★ 4 cited

Computational quantum transport: a scattering approach perspective

Xavier Waintal, Michael Wimmer, Anton Akhmerov +5

This review is devoted to the different techniques that have been developed to compute the phase-coherent transport properties of quantum nanoelectronic systems connected to electr…

quant-ph2024★ 9 cited

Pymablock: an algorithm and a package for quasi-degenerate perturbation theory

Isidora Araya Day, Sebastian Miles, Hugo K. Kerstens +2

A common technique in the study of complex quantum-mechanical systems is to reduce the number of degrees of freedom in the Hamiltonian by using quasi-degenerate perturbation theory…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 1 cited

Isotropic 3D topological phases with broken time reversal symmetry

Helene Spring, Anton R. Akhmerov, Daniel Varjas

Axial vectors, such as current or magnetization, are commonly used order parameters in time-reversal symmetry breaking systems. These vectors also break isotropy in three dimension…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 9 cited

Establishing Coherent Momentum-Space Electronic States in Locally Ordered Materials

Samuel T. Ciocys, Quentin Marsal, Paul Corbae +6

In our understanding of solids, the formation of highly spatially coherent electronic states, fundamental to command the quantum behavior of materials, relies on the existence of d…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 13 cited

Structural spillage: an efficient method to identify non-crystalline topological materials

Daniel Muñoz-Segovia, Paul Corbae, Dániel Varjas +3

While topological materials are not restricted to crystals, there is no efficient method to diagnose topology in non-crystalline solids such as amorphous materials. Here we introdu…

math-ph2022★ 3 cited

Generalizations of the Pfaffian to non-antisymmetric matrices

Daniel Varjas

We study two generalizations of the Pfaffian to non-antisymmetric matrices and derive their properties and relation to each other. The first approach is based on the Wigner normal-…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022★ 7 cited

Pfaffian invariant identifies magnetic obstructed atomic insulators

Isidora Araya Day, Anastasiia Varentcova, Daniel Varjas +1

We derive a topological invariant that extends beyond symmetry eigenvalues and Wilson loops and classifies two-dimensional insulators with a symmet…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022★ 23 cited

Obstructed insulators and flat bands in topological phase-change materials

Quentin Marsal, Dániel Varjas, Adolfo G. Grushin

Phase-change materials are ubiquitous in technology because of their ability to transition between amorphous and crystalline phases fast and reversibly, upon shining light or passi…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022

Topological defects in a double-mirror quadrupole insulator displace diverging charge

Isidora Araya Day, Anton R. Akhmerov, Daniel Varjas

We show that topological defects in quadrupole insulators do not host quantized fractional charges, contrary to what their Wannier representation indicates. In particular, we test…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022★ 1 cited

Birth Quota of Non-Generic Degeneracy Points

Gergő Pintér, György Frank, Dániel Varjas +1

Weyl points are generic and stable features in the energy spectrum of Hamiltonians that depend on a three-dimensional parameter space. Non-generic isolated two-fold degeneracy poin…

cond-mat.str-el2022★ 14 cited

Exceptional dynamics of interacting spin liquids

Kang Yang, Daniel Varjas, Emil J. Bergholtz +2

We show that interactions in quantum spin liquids can result in non-Hermitian phenomenology that differs qualitatively from mean-field expectations. We demonstrate this in two prom…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022★ 37 cited

Non-Hermitian topology in monitored quantum circuits

Christoph Fleckenstein, Alberto Zorzato, Daniel Varjas +3

We demonstrate that genuinely non-Hermitian topological phases and corresponding topological phase transitions can be naturally realized in monitored quantum circuits, exemplified…

cond-mat.mes-hall2021★ 1 cited

Weyl-point teleportation

György Frank, Dániel Varjas, Gergő Pintér +1

In this work, we describe the phenomenon of Weyl-point teleportation. Weyl points usually move continuously in the configuration parameter space of a quantum system when the contro…

cond-mat.str-el2021★ 51 cited

Topological Lattice Models with Constant Berry Curvature

Daniel Varjas, Ahmed Abouelkomsan, Kang Yang +1

Band geometry plays a substantial role in topological lattice models. The Berry curvature, which resembles the effect of magnetic field in reciprocal space, usually fluctuates thro…

cond-mat.mes-hall2020★ 3 cited

Topological charge distributions of an interacting two-spin system

György Frank, Dániel Varjas, Péter Vrana +2

Quantum systems are often described by parameter-dependent Hamiltonians. Points in parameter space where two levels are degenerate can carry a topological charge. Here we theoretic…

cond-mat.mes-hall2020★ 31 cited

Amorphous topological phases protected by continuous rotation symmetry

Helene Spring, Anton R. Akhmerov, Daniel Varjas

Protection of topological surface states by reflection symmetry breaks down when the boundary of the sample is misaligned with one of the high symmetry planes of the crystal. We de…

cond-mat.mes-hall2020★ 7 cited

Minimal Zeeman field requirement for a topological transition in superconductors

Kim Pöyhönen, Daniel Varjas, Michael Wimmer +1

Platforms for creating Majorana quasiparticles rely on superconductivity and breaking of time-reversal symmetry. By studying continuous deformations to known trivial states, we fin…

cond-mat.dis-nn2020★ 86 cited

Topological Weaire-Thorpe models of amorphous matter

Quentin Marsal, Daniel Varjas, Adolfo G. Grushin

Amorphous solids remain outside of the classification and systematic discovery of new topological materials, partially due to the lack of realistic models that are analytically tra…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019★ 83 cited

Observation of spin-momentum locked surface states in amorphous BiSe

Paul Corbae, Samuel Ciocys, Daniel Varjas +12

Crystalline symmetries have played a central role in the identification of topological materials. The use of symmetry indicators and band representations have enabled a classificat…

cond-mat.mes-hall2019★ 2 cited

Hybrid kernel polynomial method

Muhammad Irfan, Sathish R. Kuppuswamy, Daniel Varjas +4

The kernel polynomial method allows to sample overall spectral properties of a quantum system, while sparse diagonalization provides accurate information about a few important stat…

cond-mat.mes-hall2019★ 17 cited

Interplay between boundary conditions and Wilson's mass in Dirac-like Hamiltonians

A. L. Araújo, R. P. Maciel, R. G. F. Dornelas +2

Dirac-like Hamiltonians, linear in momentum , describe the low-energy physics of a large set of novel materials, including graphene, topological insulators, and Weyl fermions. W…

cond-mat.mes-hall2019★ 148 cited

Topological phases without crystalline counterparts

Daniel Varjas, Alexander Lau, Kim Pöyhönen +3

Recent years saw the complete classification of topological band structures, revealing an abundance of topological crystalline insulators. Here we theoretically demonstrate the exi…

cond-mat.mes-hall2019★ 49 cited

Computation of topological phase diagram of disordered PbSnTe using the kernel polynomial method

Daniel Varjas, Michel Fruchart, Anton R. Akhmerov +1

We present an algorithm to determine topological invariants of inhomogeneous systems, such as alloys, disordered crystals, or amorphous systems. Based on the kernel polynomial meth…

cond-mat.mes-hall2018★ 46 cited

The influence of lattice termination on the edge states of the quantum spin Hall insulator monolayer -WTe

Alexander Lau, Rajyavardhan Ray, Daniel Varjas +1

We study the influence of sample termination on the electronic properties of the novel quantum spin Hall insulator monolayer -WTe. For this purpose, we construct an accura…