arXivDaily arXiv每日学术速递 周一至周五更新
arXiv周末暂无论文更新,休息一下吧,周末愉快~~
arXiv 1201.5356cond-mat.mes-hallcond-mat.mtrl-sci
收藏

拓扑绝缘体用光滑量规

Smooth gauge for topological insulators

Alexey A. Soluyanov, David Vanderbilt

摘要:

我们发展了一种构造二维Z_2-绝缘体的Bloch类函数的技术(即,量子自旋霍尔绝缘体),其是整个布里渊区环面上的k的平滑函数。作为初始步骤,绝缘体的占据子空间被分解为两个“Chern带”的直和,即,拓扑非平凡子空间,具有相反的陈数。这种分解保持鲁棒性,与底层对称性或特定模型特征无关。以这种方式获得的陈省身带开始,我们构造了一个拓扑非平凡的酉变换,该变换将所占据的子空间旋转成拓扑平凡子空间的直和,从而便于Wannier构造。该程序的验证和说明,将其应用到凯恩-梅勒模型。

英文摘要:

We develop a technique for constructing Bloch-like functions for 2D Z_2-insulators (i.e., quantum spin-Hall insulators) that are smooth functions of k on the entire Brillouin-zone torus. As the initial step, the occupied subspace of the insulator is decomposed into a direct sum of two "Chern bands," i.e., topologically nontrivial subspaces with opposite Chern numbers. This decomposition remains robust independent of underlying symmetries or specific model features. Starting with the Chern bands obtained in this way, we construct a topologically nontrivial unitary transformation that rotates the occupied subspace into a direct sum of topologically trivial subspaces, thus facilitating a Wannier construction. The procedure is validated and illustrated by applying it to the Kane-Mele model.

机构、总结、中文摘要均由AI分析而来,可能存在错误,请以论文正文为准。

↑