Non-interacting particles in non-Hermitian quasi crystals display localization-delocalization and spectral phase transitions in complex energy plane, that can be characterized by point-gap topology. Here we investigate the spectral and dynamical features of two interacting particles in a non-Hermitian quasi crystal, described by an effective Hubbard model in an incommensurate sinusoidal potential with a complex phase, and unravel some intriguing effects without any Hermitian counterpart. Owing to the effective decrease of correlated hopping introduced by particle interaction, doublon states, i.e. bound particle states, display a much lower threshold for spectral and localization-delocalization transitions than single-particle states, leading to the emergence of mobility edges. Remarkably, since doublons display longer lifetimes, two particles initially placed in distant sites tend to bunch and stick together, forming a doublon state in the long time limit of evolution, a phenomenon that can be dubbed {\em non-Hermitian particle bunching}.
Topological metal-insulator transitions in one-dimensional non-Hermitian quasicrystals: beyond PT-symmetry
College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Ocean University of China(中国海洋大学物理与光电工程学院);Qingdao Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronics(青岛先进光电子重点实验室);Engineering Research Center of Advanced Marine Physical Instruments and Equipment of MOE(教育部海洋高端装备工程研究中心);Department of Physics, National University of Singapore(新加坡国立大学物理系);Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore(新加坡国立大学量子技术中心);MajuLab, CNRS-UCA-SU-NUS-NTU International Joint Research Unit(马久实验室,CNRS-南法大学-苏黎世联邦理工学院-新加坡国立大学-南洋理工大学国际联合研究单位);Center for Phononics and Thermal Energy Science, China-EU Joint Lab on Nanophononics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University(同济大学物理科学与技术学院,声子学与热能科学中心,中欧纳米声子学联合实验室,上海市特殊人工微结构材料与技术重点实验室)
Anomalous Localization and Mobility Edges in Non-Hermitian Quasicrystals with Disordered Imaginary Gauge Fields
Sanli Honors College, School of Physics and Electronics Engineering, Shanxi University(山西大学物理与电子工程学院三立荣誉学院);Institute of Theoretical Physics and State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics Technologies and Devices, Shanxi University(山西大学理论物理研究所量子光学技术与器件国家重点实验室);State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics Technologies and Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University(山西大学激光光谱研究所量子光学技术与器件国家重点实验室)