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Accelerated Discovery of Topological Conductors for Nanoscale Interconnects
KTH, Centres, Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics NORDITA. Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4265-1824
Graduate Program in Applied Physics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA.
Industry Academia Innovation School, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
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2026 (English)In: Advanced Science, E-ISSN 2198-3844, Vol. 13, no 10, article id e20535Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The sharp increase in resistivity of copper interconnects at ultra-scaled dimensions threatens the continued miniaturization of integrated circuits. Topological semimetals (TSMs) with gapless surface states (Fermi arcs) provide conduction channels resistant to localization. Here we develop an efficient computational framework to quantify 0 K surface-state transmission in nanowires derived from Wannier tight-binding models of topological conductors that faithfully reproduce relativistic density functional theory results. Sparse matrix techniques enable scalable simulations incorporating disorder and surface roughness, allowing systematic materials screening across sizes, chemical potentials, and transport directions. A dataset of 3000 surface transmission values reveals TiS, (Formula presented.), MoC, WC, and nitrides (Formula presented.) where (Formula presented.) as candidates with conductance matching or exceeding copper and benchmark TSMs NbAs and NbP. This dataset further supports machine learning models for rapid interconnect compound identification. Our results highlight the promise of topological conductors in overcoming copper's scaling limits and provide a roadmap for data-driven discovery of next-generation interconnects.

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Wiley , 2026. Vol. 13, no 10, article id e20535
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DFT calculations, interconnects, machine learning, nanowire transport, topological conductors
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Condensed Matter Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-376427DOI: 10.1002/advs.202520535ISI: 001661127900001PubMedID: 41532606Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105027541706OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-376427DiVA, id: diva2:2036089
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