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arXiv 1903.09856cond-mat.mtrl-scicond-mat.str-el
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轴子绝缘体EuIn $_2$ As $_2$的高阶拓扑

Higher-order Topology of Axion Insulator EuIn$_2$As$_2$

Yuanfeng Xu, Zhida Song, Zhijun Wang, Hongming Weng, Xi Dai

摘要:

基于第一性原理计算和对称性分析,我们提出EuIn $_2$ As $_2$是一种期待已久的反铁磁(AFM)长程序轴子绝缘体.通过基于宇称的不变量$\mathbb Z_4=2$表征,拓扑磁电效应用本体中的$θ=π$量子化,具有大至0.1 eV的带隙。当原子力显微镜相的交错磁矩沿$a/b$轴时,它也是一个TCI相。无隙表面态出现在(100),(010)和(001)表面上,受到镜像对称性(非零镜像陈氏数)的保护。当磁矩沿$c$轴时,(100)面和(001)面是有间隙的。作为具有$\mathbb Z_4=2$的高阶拓扑绝缘体的结果,一维(1D)手征态可以存在于那些带隙表面之间的铰链上。我们分别计算了系统不同相的拓扑表面态和铰链态,这些态可以通过ARPES或STM实验检测到。

英文摘要:

Based on first-principles calculations and symmetry analysis, we propose that EuIn$_2$As$_2$ is a long awaited axion insulator with antiferromagnetic (AFM) long range order. Characterized by the parity-based invariant $\mathbb Z_4=2$, the topological magneto-electric effect is quantized with $θ=π$ in the bulk, with a band gap as large as 0.1 eV. When the staggered magnetic moment of the AFM phase is along $a/b$ axis, it's also a TCI phase. Gapless surface states emerge on (100), (010) and (001) surfaces, protected by mirror symmetries (nonzero mirror Chern numbers). When the magnetic moment is along $c$ axis, the (100) and (001) surfaces are gapped. As a consequence of a high-order topological insulator with $\mathbb Z_4=2$, the one-dimensional (1D) chiral state can exist on the hinge between those gapped surfaces. We have calculated both the topological surface states and hinge state in different phases of the system, respectively, which can be detected by ARPES or STM experiments.

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