Topological edge states of massless fermion with non-quantized and zero Berry phases

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Auteurs principaux: Pratama, F. R., Nakanishi, Takeshi
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author Pratama, F. R.
Nakanishi, Takeshi
author_facet Pratama, F. R.
Nakanishi, Takeshi
contents We investigate the bulk-boundary correspondence for massless Dirac fermion in $α$-${T}_3$ lattice where the Berry phase can be continuously tuned from $π$ (graphene) to $0$ ($T_3$ or dice lattice) without modifying the energy dispersion. The topological origin of edge states is revealed by unitary transform of the Hamiltonian, which maps $α$-${T}_3$ zigzag ribbon (ZR) into stub Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) chain. In the Majorana representation of the eigenstates, the $\mathbb{Z}_2$ invariant is manifested by azimuthal winding numbers on the Bloch sphere. Particularly, $T_3$ ZR exemplifies a topologically nontrivial system with zero Berry phase. Contrary to the conventional topological insulators, band gap closing in the corresponding stub SSH chain is not accompanied by a topological phase transition.
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spellingShingle Topological edge states of massless fermion with non-quantized and zero Berry phases
Pratama, F. R.
Nakanishi, Takeshi
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
We investigate the bulk-boundary correspondence for massless Dirac fermion in $α$-${T}_3$ lattice where the Berry phase can be continuously tuned from $π$ (graphene) to $0$ ($T_3$ or dice lattice) without modifying the energy dispersion. The topological origin of edge states is revealed by unitary transform of the Hamiltonian, which maps $α$-${T}_3$ zigzag ribbon (ZR) into stub Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) chain. In the Majorana representation of the eigenstates, the $\mathbb{Z}_2$ invariant is manifested by azimuthal winding numbers on the Bloch sphere. Particularly, $T_3$ ZR exemplifies a topologically nontrivial system with zero Berry phase. Contrary to the conventional topological insulators, band gap closing in the corresponding stub SSH chain is not accompanied by a topological phase transition.
title Topological edge states of massless fermion with non-quantized and zero Berry phases
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.17914