Tunable Topological Phases in Quantum Kirigamis

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Auteurs principaux: Singh, Rahul, Agarwala, Adhip
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author Singh, Rahul
Agarwala, Adhip
author_facet Singh, Rahul
Agarwala, Adhip
contents Advances in engineering mesoscopic quantum devices have led to new material platforms where electronic transport can be achieved on foldable structures. In this respect, we study quantum phases and their transitions on a Kirigami structure, a Japanese craft form, where its individual building blocks are topologically non-trivial. In particular, we find that by mechanically deforming the Kirigami structure one can engineer topological phase transitions in the system. Using a multipronged approach, we show that the physics of the system can be captured within a transfer matrix formalism akin to Chalker-Coddington networks, where the junctions describe scattering between effective non-Hermitian one-dimensional edge channels. We further show that the nature of the Kirigami structure can affect the critical folding angles where the topological phase transitions occur. Our study shows the rich interplay between topological quantum phenomena and structural configuration of an underlying Kirigami network reflecting its potential as an intriguing platform.
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spellingShingle Tunable Topological Phases in Quantum Kirigamis
Singh, Rahul
Agarwala, Adhip
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Advances in engineering mesoscopic quantum devices have led to new material platforms where electronic transport can be achieved on foldable structures. In this respect, we study quantum phases and their transitions on a Kirigami structure, a Japanese craft form, where its individual building blocks are topologically non-trivial. In particular, we find that by mechanically deforming the Kirigami structure one can engineer topological phase transitions in the system. Using a multipronged approach, we show that the physics of the system can be captured within a transfer matrix formalism akin to Chalker-Coddington networks, where the junctions describe scattering between effective non-Hermitian one-dimensional edge channels. We further show that the nature of the Kirigami structure can affect the critical folding angles where the topological phase transitions occur. Our study shows the rich interplay between topological quantum phenomena and structural configuration of an underlying Kirigami network reflecting its potential as an intriguing platform.
title Tunable Topological Phases in Quantum Kirigamis
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.14645