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Autores principales: Yang, Xian P., Hsu, Chia-Hsiu, Acharya, Gokul, Zhang, Junyi, Hossain, Md Shafayat, Cochran, Tyler A., Neupane, Bimal, Cheng, Zi-Jia, Chhetri, Santosh Karki, Kim, Byunghoon, Gao, Shiyuan, Jiang, Yu-Xiao, Litskevich, Maksim, Wang, Jian, Wang, Yuanxi, Hu, Jin, Hasan, M. Zahid
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Publicado: 2026
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Acceso en línea:https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.03937
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author Yang, Xian P.
Hsu, Chia-Hsiu
Acharya, Gokul
Zhang, Junyi
Hossain, Md Shafayat
Cochran, Tyler A.
Neupane, Bimal
Cheng, Zi-Jia
Chhetri, Santosh Karki
Kim, Byunghoon
Gao, Shiyuan
Jiang, Yu-Xiao
Litskevich, Maksim
Wang, Jian
Wang, Yuanxi
Hu, Jin
Hasan, M. Zahid
author_facet Yang, Xian P.
Hsu, Chia-Hsiu
Acharya, Gokul
Zhang, Junyi
Hossain, Md Shafayat
Cochran, Tyler A.
Neupane, Bimal
Cheng, Zi-Jia
Chhetri, Santosh Karki
Kim, Byunghoon
Gao, Shiyuan
Jiang, Yu-Xiao
Litskevich, Maksim
Wang, Jian
Wang, Yuanxi
Hu, Jin
Hasan, M. Zahid
contents Topological materials hold immense promise for exhibiting exotic quantum phenomena, yet achieving controllable topological phase transitions remains challenging. Here, we demonstrate a structurally driven, reversible topological phase transition in the distorted square net material GdPS, induced via in situ potassium dosing. Using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and first principles calculations, we demonstrate a cascade of topological phases in the sub-surface P layer: from a large, topologically trivial band gap to a gapless Dirac cone state with a 2 eV dispersion, and finally to a two-dimensional topological insulator as inferred from theory. This evolution is driven by subtle structural distortions in the first P layer caused by potassium adsorption, which in turn contribute to the band gap closure and topological phase transition. Furthermore, the ability to manipulate the topology of a sub-surface layer in GdPS offers a unique route for exploring and controlling topological states in bulk materials.
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spellingShingle Observation of a structurally driven, reversible topological phase transition in a distorted square net material
Yang, Xian P.
Hsu, Chia-Hsiu
Acharya, Gokul
Zhang, Junyi
Hossain, Md Shafayat
Cochran, Tyler A.
Neupane, Bimal
Cheng, Zi-Jia
Chhetri, Santosh Karki
Kim, Byunghoon
Gao, Shiyuan
Jiang, Yu-Xiao
Litskevich, Maksim
Wang, Jian
Wang, Yuanxi
Hu, Jin
Hasan, M. Zahid
Materials Science
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Topological materials hold immense promise for exhibiting exotic quantum phenomena, yet achieving controllable topological phase transitions remains challenging. Here, we demonstrate a structurally driven, reversible topological phase transition in the distorted square net material GdPS, induced via in situ potassium dosing. Using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and first principles calculations, we demonstrate a cascade of topological phases in the sub-surface P layer: from a large, topologically trivial band gap to a gapless Dirac cone state with a 2 eV dispersion, and finally to a two-dimensional topological insulator as inferred from theory. This evolution is driven by subtle structural distortions in the first P layer caused by potassium adsorption, which in turn contribute to the band gap closure and topological phase transition. Furthermore, the ability to manipulate the topology of a sub-surface layer in GdPS offers a unique route for exploring and controlling topological states in bulk materials.
title Observation of a structurally driven, reversible topological phase transition in a distorted square net material
topic Materials Science
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.03937