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      <title>Charge density wave in a band insulator</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 19:21:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>arXiv: Charge density wave (CDW) implies a periodic modulation of the charge density. Typically observed in metallic systems, CDWs arise from Fermi surface instabilities, resulting in the total or partial gapping of the Fermi surface. Here, we present experimental evidence for a CDW state emerging in a band insulator which…</description>
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      <title>Three-dimensional topological ferroelectrics</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:30:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>arXiv: Three-dimensional (3D) topological ferroelectric (FE) insulators, in which topological and FE orders naturally coexist, enable field-controlled spintronic devices. In this work, we predict a new structure of bismuth monohalides Bi4Br4 and Bi4I4, denoted γ phase, and demonstrate that it is an ideal 3D topological FE…</description>
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      <title>Three-dimensional topological ferroelectrics</title>
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      <description>arXiv: Three-dimensional (3D) topological ferroelectric (FE) insulators, in which topological and FE orders naturally coexist, enable field-controlled spintronic devices. In this work, we predict a new structure of bismuth monohalides Bi4Br4 and Bi4I4, denoted γ phase, and demonstrate that it is an ideal 3D topological FE…</description>
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      <title>Phonon Signatures of Near-Room-Temperature Phase Transition in Quasi-One-Dimensional Bi4I4 Topological van der Waals Material</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:54:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>arXiv: The quasi-one-dimensional material Bi4I4 hosts two crystallographically similar polymorphs that realize distinct topological insulating phases separated by a first-order structural transition near room temperature. This transition occurs without a change in space group, arising instead from a subtle rearrangement of…</description>
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      <title>Direct Visualization of Room-temperature Stair-stepped Quantum Spin Hall States in Bi4Br4</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:10:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>arXiv: Topological insulators host exotic quantum phenomena such as the quantum spin Hall (QSH) effect, which enables dissipationless one-dimensional edge conduction. Realizing such states at room temperature and on a macroscopic scale is essential for energy-efficient electronics and quantum technologies, yet remains a…</description>
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