Quantum Spin Hall Effect in a Transition Metal Oxide Na 2 IrO 3

We study theoretically the electronic states in a 5d transition metal oxide Na2IrO3, in which both the spin-orbit interaction and the electron correlation play crucial roles. A tight-binding model analysis together with the first-principles band structure calculation predicts that this material is a layered quantum spin Hall system. Because of the electron correlation, an antiferromagnetic order first develops at the edge, and later inside the bulk at low temperatures.