Classification of crystalline topological insulators and superconductors with point group symmetries

Eyal Cornfeld; Adam Chapman

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.99.075105

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Classification of crystalline topological insulators and superconductors with point group symmetries

Eyal Cornfeld, Adam Chapman

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.99.075105 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

Crystalline topological phases have recently attracted a lot of experimental and theoretical attention. Key advances include the complete elementary band representation analyses of crystalline matter by symmetry indicators and the discovery of higher-order hinge and corner states. However, current classification schemes of such phases are either implicit or limited in scope. We present a scheme for the explicit classification of crystalline topological insulators and superconductors. These phases are protected by crystallographic point group symmetries and are characterized by bulk topological invariants. The classification paradigm generalizes the Clifford algebra extension process of each Altland-Zirnbauer symmetry class and utilizes algebras which incorporate the point group symmetry. Explicit results for all point group symmetries of three-dimensional crystals are presented as well as for all symmorphic layer groups of two-dimensional crystals. We discuss future extensions for treatment of magnetic crystals and defected or higher-dimensional systems as well as weak and fragile invariants.