摘要
Novel Topological Orders In the field of topological states of matter,scientists at the Institute of Physics(IOP),CAS predicted a series of novel topological orders of matter and verified the theoretical predictions in a series of novel materials.In 2009,IOP physicists predicted Bi2Te3,Bi2Se3,and Sb2Te3 as three-dimension topological insulators.Later experimentally validated,these materials have now become the most widely studied topological insulators.During the period from 2012 to 2014,IOP scientists theoretically predicted and experimentally verified two Dirac semimetals,namely Na3Bi and Cd3As2,establishing the semimetal state as a new state of matter.
