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| author | Danieli, Carlo Andreanov, Alexei Leykam, Daniel Flach, Sergej |
| author_facet | Danieli, Carlo Andreanov, Alexei Leykam, Daniel Flach, Sergej |
| contents | Flat bands - single-particle energy bands - in tight-binding networks have attracted attention due to the presence of macroscopic degeneracies and their extreme sensitivity to perturbations. This makes them natural candidates for emerging exotic phases and unconventional orders. The challenging part however is to construct flat band networks, whose existence relies on symmetries and fine-tuning. In this review we consider the recently proposed systematic ways to construct flat band networks based on symmetries or fine-tuning. We then discuss how the fine-tuning constructions can be further extended, adapted or exploited in presence of perturbations, both single-particle and many-body. This strategy has lead to the discovery of non-perturbative metal-insulator transitions, fractal phases, nonlinear and quantum caging and many-body nonergodic quantum models. We discuss what implications these results may have for the design of fine-tuned nanophotonic systems including photonic crystals, nanocavities, and metasurfaces. |
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| spellingShingle | Flat band fine-tuning and its photonic applications Danieli, Carlo Andreanov, Alexei Leykam, Daniel Flach, Sergej Optics Flat bands - single-particle energy bands - in tight-binding networks have attracted attention due to the presence of macroscopic degeneracies and their extreme sensitivity to perturbations. This makes them natural candidates for emerging exotic phases and unconventional orders. The challenging part however is to construct flat band networks, whose existence relies on symmetries and fine-tuning. In this review we consider the recently proposed systematic ways to construct flat band networks based on symmetries or fine-tuning. We then discuss how the fine-tuning constructions can be further extended, adapted or exploited in presence of perturbations, both single-particle and many-body. This strategy has lead to the discovery of non-perturbative metal-insulator transitions, fractal phases, nonlinear and quantum caging and many-body nonergodic quantum models. We discuss what implications these results may have for the design of fine-tuned nanophotonic systems including photonic crystals, nanocavities, and metasurfaces. |
| title | Flat band fine-tuning and its photonic applications |
| topic | Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.17578 |