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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
The recent discovery of topological insulators has revived interest in the band topology of insulators. In this Letter, we extend the topological classification of band structures to include certain crystal point group symmetry. We find a class of three-dimensional "topological crystalline insulators" which have metallic surface states with quadratic band degeneracy on high symmetry crystal surfaces. These topological crystalline insulators are the counterpart of topological insulators in materials without spin-orbit coupling. Their band structures are characterized by new topological invariants. We hope this work will enlarge the family of topological phases in band insulators and stimulate the search for them in real materials.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1079-7114
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
11
pubmed:volume
106
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
106802
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Topological crystalline insulators.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article