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. 2021 Oct 13;12:5965. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26241-8

Fig. 2. Magnetic Topological Quantum Chemistry in the scheme of topological band theory.

Fig. 2

The complete scheme of topological band theory for 3D crystals, following the framework and notation established in refs. 5,6,31,66,67. Through crystal symmetry eigenvalues [small (co)reps] in momentum space (SN 13), the compatibility relations (SN 16) indicate whether a set of bands is allowed by symmetry to be energetically isolated from other bands in the energy spectrum. If the bands are energetically isolated, then there exists a wide range of methods for diagnosing whether the bands exhibit the stable topology of topological insulators (TIs) and TCIs1720,2334,54, fragile topology52,54,55,6467, or the polarization-nontrivial topology of obstructed atomic limits5,54,84. For example, as detailed in refs. 7,3032,51,66,67, the small (co)reps of a set of isolated bands comprise momentum-space symmetry data that can be mapped to position-space topology and boundary states through stable and fragile SIs and real-space invariants. If the bands are instead required by symmetry to cross, then the bands characterize a topological SM, which may exhibit surface38 or hinge34,54 states. In this figure, the pink boxes indicate areas of topological band theory completed in this work.