HgTe is a versatile topological material and has enabled the realization of variety states, including two- three-dimensional (3D) insulators semimetals. Nevertheless, quantitative understanding its electronic structure remains challenging, in particular due to coupling Te 5p-derived valence electrons Hg 5d core states at shallow binding energy. We present joint experimental theoretical study st...

Higher-order topological phases (HOTPs) hold gapped bulk bands and boundary states localized in boundaries with codimension higher than one. In this paper, we provide a unified construction characterization of HOTPs for the full Altland-Zirnbauer tenfold symmetry classes, based on method known as nested band inversion surfaces (BISs). Specifically, built are decomposed into series subsystems, h...

The objective of this paper is to examine the application of single-baseline polarimetric SAR interferometry to the remote sensing and measurement of structure over forested terrain. For this, a polarimetric coherent scattering model for vegetation cover suitable for the estimation of forest parameters from interferometric observables is introduced, discussed and validated. Based on this model,...