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电路系统中一个Hopf绝缘子的实现

Realization of a Hopf insulator in circuit systems

Zhu Wang, Xu-Tao Zeng, Yuanchuan Biao, Zhongbo Yan, Rui Yu

摘要:

三维(3D)双带霍普夫绝缘体是拓扑相的一个典型例子,它超越了基于$K$理论和对称性指标的拓扑分类,自2008年提出以来,由于其概念新颖、与纽结理论的联系以及许多迷人的物理性质,引起了人们极大的兴趣。然而,由于它们的实现需要特殊形式的远程自旋轨道耦合(SOC),它们还没有在任何3D系统中实现。在这里,我们报告的第一个实验实现的长期追求的霍普夫绝缘体在3D电路系统。为了实现Hopf绝缘体,我们构造了能够实现$2\times2$ -矩阵元的基本伪自旋模和连接模,然后根据由Hopf映射构造的紧束缚Hopf绝缘体哈密顿量设计了电路网络.通过模拟所设计电路网络的能带结构和计算其Hopf不变量,我们发现该电路实现了一个具有等于$4$的Hopf不变量的Hopf绝缘体。在实验上,我们测量了印刷电路板的能带结构,发现体能带和拓扑表面态(TSS)的观测性质与理论预测符合得很好,验证了霍普夫绝缘体的体-边界对应性。我们的计划带来了现实的实验研究的霍普夫绝缘体,并打开了大门,以实现更多的未知的拓扑相超出已知的拓扑分类。

英文摘要:

Three-dimensional (3D) two-band Hopf insulators are a paradigmatic example of topological phases beyond the topological classifications based on powerful methods like $K$-theory and symmetry indicators.Since this class of topological insulating phases was theoretically proposed in 2008, they have attracted significant interest owing to their conceptual novelty, connection to knot theory, and many fascinating physical properties. However, because their realization requires special forms of long-range spin-orbit coupling (SOC), they have not been achieved in any 3D system yet. Here we report the first experimental realization of the long-sought-after Hopf insulator in a 3D circuit system. To implement the Hopf insulator, we construct basic pseudo-spin modules and connection modules that can realize $2\times2$-matrix elements and then design the circuit network according to a tight-binding Hopf insulator Hamiltonian constructed by the Hopf map. By simulating the band structure of the designed circuit network and calculating the Hopf invariant, we find that the circuit realizes a Hopf insulator with Hopf invariant equaling $4$. Experimentally, we measure the band structure of a printed circuit board and find the observed properties of the bulk bands and topological surface states (TSS) are in good agreement with the theoretical predictions, verifying the bulk-boundary correspondence of the Hopf insulator. Our scheme brings the experimental study of Hopf insulators to reality and opens the door to the implementation of more unexplored topological phases beyond the known topological classifications.

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