Scientific achievements (2017)8 September 2017|ilp SengstockCharacterizing topology by dynamics: Chern number from linking numberPhoto: AG SengstockTopology plays an important role in modern solid state physics describing intriguing quantum states such as topological insulators. It is an...8 March 2017|ilp SengstockObservation of topological Bloch-state defects and their merging transitionPhoto: AG SengstockTopological defects in Bloch bands, such as Dirac points in graphene, and their resulting Berry phases play an important role for the electronic...
