Non-symmorphic
symmetry-protected topological phases.
Jennifer A. Cano
Princeton
University
Crystal symmetries enrich the
classification of both topological insulators and topological semi-metals.
However, only recently have non-symmorphic symmetries
been included in this classification, which will be the focus of this talk. In
particular, I will present a "topological Dirac insulator," whose
surface consists of two copies of the surface of a Z2 topological insulator,
protected by two perpendicular glide symmetries. Next, I will present a
complete classification of symmetry-protected band crossings that can occur in
spin-orbit coupled systems. These fermionic excitations consist of 3-, 6- and
8-band crossings that can be distinguished by their degeneracies along
high-symmetries points and lines. This includes three-fold degenerate
"spin-1 Weyl points," which display double Fermi arcs and novel
magnetic oscillations.