Energy Spectrum Theory of Incommensurate Systems

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Main Authors: He, Zhe, Guo, Xin-Yu, Ma, Zhen, Gao, Jin-hua
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author He, Zhe
Guo, Xin-Yu
Ma, Zhen
Gao, Jin-hua
author_facet He, Zhe
Guo, Xin-Yu
Ma, Zhen
Gao, Jin-hua
contents Due to the lack of the translational symmetry, calculating the energy spectrum of an incommensurate system has always been a theoretical challenge. Here, we propose a natural approach to generalize the energy band theory to the incommensurate systems without reliance on the commensurate approximation, thus providing a comprehensive energy spectrum theory of the incommensurate systems. Except for a truncation dependent weighting factor, the formulae of this theory are formally almost identical to that of the Bloch electrons, making it particularly suitable for complex incommensurate structures. To illustrate the application of this theory, we give three typical examples: one-dimensional bichromatic and trichromatic incommensurate potential model, as well as a moiré quasicrystal. Our theory establishes a fundamental framework for understanding the incommensurate systems.
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He, Zhe
Guo, Xin-Yu
Ma, Zhen
Gao, Jin-hua
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Other Condensed Matter
Due to the lack of the translational symmetry, calculating the energy spectrum of an incommensurate system has always been a theoretical challenge. Here, we propose a natural approach to generalize the energy band theory to the incommensurate systems without reliance on the commensurate approximation, thus providing a comprehensive energy spectrum theory of the incommensurate systems. Except for a truncation dependent weighting factor, the formulae of this theory are formally almost identical to that of the Bloch electrons, making it particularly suitable for complex incommensurate structures. To illustrate the application of this theory, we give three typical examples: one-dimensional bichromatic and trichromatic incommensurate potential model, as well as a moiré quasicrystal. Our theory establishes a fundamental framework for understanding the incommensurate systems.
title Energy Spectrum Theory of Incommensurate Systems
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Other Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.01367