journal article·2026-07Open access

Topological Materials and Related Applications

Carlo Grazianetti, Roberto Mantovan, Emanuele Longo, Harold J. W. Zandvliet, Pantelis Bampoulis, Yu Pan, Fan Li, Xia Wang, Payton Downey, Alessandro Molle

Advanced Electronic Materials· Volume 12· Issue 13

Abstract

ABSTRACT The topological properties of matter have reached nowadays a broad interest in the scientific and technological communities, mostly because those properties, initially exotic and hard to follow, have now demonstrated exploitability in everyday‐life applications. In this light, beyond expanding our knowledge in the condensed matter physics field as well as revisiting some definitions of solid‐state physics, the topological properties of materials might provide substantial benefits for challenges involving human society and environment. Here, we review the topological materials like topological insulators, quantum valley Hall and quantum spin Hall insulators, and topological Weyl and Dirac semimetals aiming at spotlighting the most recent advancements in fields like spintronics, electronics, photonics, thermoelectrics, and catalysis. Finally, we provide with an outlook on the recent class of topological materials like kagome, Lieb and moiré heterostructures which are expected to further expand the wealth of applications based on topological properties of matter.
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OpenAlex topics: Topological Materials and Phenomena · Chemical and Physical Properties of Materials · Graphene research and applications

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Affiliations

CNR‐IMM Agrate Brianza Unit Via C. Olivetti 2 Agrate Brianza Italy

Institut De Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB‐CSIC) Campus UAB Bellaterra Catalonia Spain

Physics of Interfaces and Nanomaterials MESA+ Institute University of Twente Enschede The Netherlands

College of Materials Science and Engineering and Center of Quantum Materials & Devices Chongqing University Chongqing 401331 P. R. China

College of Physics and Center of Quantum Materials & Devices Chongqing University Chongqing P. R. China

Max‐Planck‐Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids Dresden Germany

Funding

Fundación Carmen y Severo Ochoa · Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación

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