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单层过渡金属双硫族化合物锯齿边缘的应变诱导拓扑相变

Strain induced topological phase transition at zigzag edges of monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides

Linhu Li, Eduardo V. Castro, Pedro D. Sacramento

摘要:

本文用最小三带紧束缚模型研究了单层过渡金属二硫族化合物之字形带的应变效应。无应变系统显示出拓扑相位与马约拉纳零模式本地化的一维(1D)锯齿形边缘的边界。通过直接检查的频谱和波函数,我们研究的拓扑相位的演变作为一个平面内,单轴变形。结果表明,应变使一维边缘态的能量发生移动,从而引起拓扑相变,消除了Majorana模。对于现实的参数值,我们表明,应变的效果可以从完全破坏性的-在这种情况下,一个小的内置应变是足以破坏拓扑相-应变成为一个有效的调谐参数,可用于操纵马约拉纳零模式的情况。这两个制度是通过增加所施加的塞曼场的值在现实的值。我们还研究了应变效应如何受到化学势的影响,特别是如何将不必要的影响降到最低。最后,作为一个交叉检查所获得的结果,我们揭示了一维Majorana零模式的锯齿形边缘和多带Berry相位,这是作为这个系统的拓扑不变量之间的连接。

英文摘要:

The effect of strain in zigzag ribbons of monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides with induced superconductivity is studied using a minimal 3-band tight-binding model. The unstrained system shows a topological phase with Majorana zero modes localized at the boundaries of the one-dimensional (1D) zigzag edges. By direct inspection of the spectrum and wave functions we examine the evolution of the topological phase as an in-plane, uniaxial deformation is imposed. It is found that strain shifts the energy of 1D edge states, thus causing a topological phase transition which eliminates the Majorana modes. For realistic parameter values, we show that the effect of strain can be changed from completely destructive -- in which case a small built in strain is enough to destroy the topological phase -- to a situation where strain becomes an effective tuning parameter which can be used to manipulate Majorana zero modes. These two regimes are accessible by increasing the value of the applied Zeeman field within realistic values. We also study how strain effects are affected by the chemical potential, showing in particular how unwanted effects can be minimized. Finally, as a cross-check of the obtained results, we reveal the connection between 1D Majorana zero modes in the zigzag edge and the multi-band Berry phase, which serves as a topological invariant of this system.

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