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Main Authors: Liquito, Raul, Gonçalves, Miguel, Castro, Eduardo V.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.17602
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author Liquito, Raul
Gonçalves, Miguel
Castro, Eduardo V.
author_facet Liquito, Raul
Gonçalves, Miguel
Castro, Eduardo V.
contents Higher-order topological insulators are an intriguing new family of topological states that host lower-dimensional boundary states. Concurrently, quasiperiodic systems have garnered significant interest due to their complex localization and topological properties. In this work we study the impact of chiral symmetry preserving quasiperiodic modulations on the paradigmatic Benalcazar-Bernevig-Hughes model, which hosts topological insulating phases with zero-energy sublattice-polarized modes. We find that the topological properties are not only robust to the quasiperiodic modulation, but can even be enriched. In particular, we unveil the first instance of a quasiperiodic induced second-order topological insulating phase. Furthermore, in contrast with disorder, we find that quasiperiodic modulations can induce multiple reentrant topological transitions, showing an intricate sequence of localization properties. Our results open a promising avenue for exploring the rich interplay between higher-order topology and quasiperiodicity.
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spellingShingle Quasiperiodic Quadrupole Insulators
Liquito, Raul
Gonçalves, Miguel
Castro, Eduardo V.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Higher-order topological insulators are an intriguing new family of topological states that host lower-dimensional boundary states. Concurrently, quasiperiodic systems have garnered significant interest due to their complex localization and topological properties. In this work we study the impact of chiral symmetry preserving quasiperiodic modulations on the paradigmatic Benalcazar-Bernevig-Hughes model, which hosts topological insulating phases with zero-energy sublattice-polarized modes. We find that the topological properties are not only robust to the quasiperiodic modulation, but can even be enriched. In particular, we unveil the first instance of a quasiperiodic induced second-order topological insulating phase. Furthermore, in contrast with disorder, we find that quasiperiodic modulations can induce multiple reentrant topological transitions, showing an intricate sequence of localization properties. Our results open a promising avenue for exploring the rich interplay between higher-order topology and quasiperiodicity.
title Quasiperiodic Quadrupole Insulators
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.17602