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Classification of topological insulators and superconductors in the presence of reflection symmetry

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PHYSICAL REVIEW B
Volume 88, Issue 7, Pages -

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AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.88.075142

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  1. NSF [DMR 09-03291]
  2. Tsinghua Startup Funds
  3. National Thousand Young Talents Program

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We discuss a topological classification of insulators and superconductors in the presence of both (nonspatial) discrete symmetries in the Altland-Zirnbauer classification and spatial reflection symmetry in any spatial dimensions. By using the structure of bulk Dirac Hamiltonians of minimal matrix dimensions and explicit constructions of topological invariants, we provide the complete classification, which still has the same dimensional periodicities with the original Altland-Zirnbauer classification. The classification of reflection-symmetry-protected topological insulators and superconductors depends crucially on the way reflection symmetry operation is realized. When a boundary is introduced, which is reflected into itself, these nontrivial topological insulators and superconductors support gapless modes localized at the boundary.

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