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arXiv 1102.5600cond-mat.mtrl-scicond-mat.mes-hall
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无反演对称的拓扑不变量计算

Computing topological invariants without inversion symmetry

Alexey A. Soluyanov, David Vanderbilt

摘要:

考虑了非中心对称时反(T)不变绝缘体中弱拓扑指数和强拓扑指数的计算问题。在2D中,我们使用对应于在一维中最大局部化的混合Wannier函数的规范。虽然这种规范在双环面上不是光滑的,但它尊重系统的T对称性,并允许用时间反演极化定义Z_2不变量。在3D中,我们将2D方法应用于T不变平面。用第一性原理计算说明了该方法在[001]和[111]应变下对GeTe和HgTe的计算。我们的方法不同于以前使用的非中心对称材料,应该更容易实现从头算代码包。

英文摘要:

We consider the problem of calculating the weak and strong topological indices in noncentrosymmetric time-reversal (T) invariant insulators. In 2D we use a gauge corresponding to hybrid Wannier functions that are maximally localized in one dimension. Although this gauge is not smoothly defined on the two-torus, it respects the T symmetry of the system and allows for a definition of the Z_2 invariant in terms of time-reversal polarization. In 3D we apply the 2D approach to T-invariant planes. We illustrate the method with first-principles calculations on GeTe and on HgTe under [001] and [111] strain. Our approach differs from ones used previously for noncentrosymmetric materials and should be easier to implement in ab initio code packages.

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