Topology and Time Dependence in a Two Dimensional System

by Herb Fertig

at Physics Colloquium

Thu, 21 May 2015, 15:30
Physics building (#54) room 207

Abstract

In some two dimensional systems electrons have topological properties which endow them with surprising transport properties While nature provides us with a few such materials their topology is limited by the materials which can actually be synthesized In this talk I will review recent work in which such topology is induced by time dependent potentials allowing in principle a broad set of possibilities for topological bands to be created These Floquet Topological Insulators support surprising fundamental behaviors including

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