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Bo Fu¹, Kai-Zhi Bai², Shun-Qing Shen^3,4

¹School of Sciences, Great Bay University, Dongguan, 523000, Guangdong Province, China.

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|August 13, 2024

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We predict a novel half-quantized mirror Hall effect in topological insulator films. This quantum anomaly arises from mirror symmetry, offering insights into topological metallic states.

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Area of Science:

Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Quantum Mechanics

Background:

Strong topological insulator films exhibit gapless Dirac cones due to surface electrons.
Mirror symmetry plays a crucial role in classifying electronic states in topological materials.

Purpose of the Study:

To predict and theoretically investigate a half-quantized mirror Hall effect.
To explore the implications of mirror symmetry on Hall conductance in topological insulators.

Main Methods:

Theoretical prediction based on the properties of topological insulator films.
Analysis of Dirac cones and their mirror parities within the first Brillouin zone.

Main Results:

Mirror symmetry assigns unique parities to Dirac cones, leading to half-quantized Hall conductance for each.
A quantized Hall conductance difference arises from the distinct mirror currents of the two cones.
Helical edge mirror currents are identified as a key observable feature.

Conclusions:

The study reveals a mirror-symmetry-induced quantum anomaly in a time-reversal invariant system.
This phenomenon gives rise to a topological metallic state with preserved time-reversal invariance.
The predicted effect offers potential for experimental verification through electrical measurements.