Topological quantum materials for energy conversion and storage

H Luo, P Yu, G Li, K Yan - Nature Reviews Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Topological quantum materials (TQMs) have symmetry-protected band structures with useful
electronic properties that have applications in information, sensing, energy and other …

Topological semimetals from first principles

H Gao, JWF Venderbos, Y Kim… - Annual Review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
We review recent theoretical progress in the understanding and prediction of novel
topological semimetals. Topological semimetals define a class of gapless electronic phases …

Multifold Fermions and Fermi Arcs Boosted Catalysis in Nanoporous Electride 12CaO·7Al2O3

W Meng, X Zhang, Y Liu, X Dai, G Liu, Y Gu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Topological materials have been recently regarded as ideal catalysts for heterogeneous
reactions due to their surface metallic states and high carrier mobility. However, the …

Topological surface state: Universal catalytic descriptor in topological catalysis

X Zhang, L Wang, M Li, W Meng, Y Liu, X Dai, G Liu… - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Catalytic descriptors of electrocatalysts such as d-band center are the important indicators
that connect the physiochemical interaction and catalytic performance and have been used …

Surface states in bulk single crystal of topological semimetal Co3Sn2S2 toward water oxidation

G Li, Q Xu, W Shi, C Fu, L Jiao, ME Kamminga… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
The band inversion in topological phase matters bring exotic physical properties such as the
topologically protected surface states (TSS). They strongly influence the surface electronic …

Topological engineering of Pt‐group‐metal‐based chiral crystals toward high‐efficiency hydrogen evolution catalysts

Q Yang, G Li, K Manna, F Fan, C Felser… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
It has been demonstrated that topological nontrivial surface states can favor heterogeneous
catalysis processes such as the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), but a further decrease …

Topological iron silicide with H* intermediate modulated surface for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogenation of nitrobenzene in neutral medium

Y Wang, Y Liu, Z Zhao, Z Zheng, AM Balu, R Luque… - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of nitrobenzene (Ph-NO 2) reaction (EHNR) has been
considered as a potential alternative to the traditional thermocatalytic process in the …

Topological phonons in graphene

J Li, L Wang, J Liu, R Li, Z Zhang, XQ Chen - Physical Review B, 2020 - APS
By means of first-principles calculations and a modeling analysis, we have predicted that
traditional two-dimensional graphene hosts four types of topological phononic Dirac points …

Excellent catalytic performance toward the hydrogen evolution reaction in topological semimetals

L Wang, Y Yang, J Wang, W Liu, Y Liu, J Gong, G Liu… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Topological states of matter and their corresponding properties are classical research topics
in condensed matter physics. Quite recently, the application of materials that feature these …

Antiferromagnetism caused by excess electrons and multiple topological electronic states in the electride

W Meng, X Zhang, Y Liu, X Dai, G Liu - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
Electrides are a hot research topic due to their special electronic distribution. Recently, the
coupling effects among electrides, magnetism, and topological electronic states have …