Switching topological states via uniaxial strain in 2D materials
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| author | Sanchez, Joshua J. Aurora, Raagya Bennett, Daniel Larson, Daniel T. Kaxiras, Efthimios Comin, Riccardo |
| author_facet | Sanchez, Joshua J. Aurora, Raagya Bennett, Daniel Larson, Daniel T. Kaxiras, Efthimios Comin, Riccardo |
| contents | In topological materials, dissipationless edge currents are protected against local defect scattering by the bulk inverted band structure and band gap. We propose that large uniaxial strain can effectively switch a 2D Chern insulator to a topologically trivial state. Further, we suggest that the boundary between strained and unstrained regions of a sample can act as a new edge for dissipationless current flow. Using density functional theory (DFT) calculations we demonstrate the strain-tunability of the monolayer MnBi2S2T2 band structure and the switching of the Chern number. We combine uniaxial and biaxial strain results to map out the strain-tuned topological phase diagram. |
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| spellingShingle | Switching topological states via uniaxial strain in 2D materials Sanchez, Joshua J. Aurora, Raagya Bennett, Daniel Larson, Daniel T. Kaxiras, Efthimios Comin, Riccardo Strongly Correlated Electrons In topological materials, dissipationless edge currents are protected against local defect scattering by the bulk inverted band structure and band gap. We propose that large uniaxial strain can effectively switch a 2D Chern insulator to a topologically trivial state. Further, we suggest that the boundary between strained and unstrained regions of a sample can act as a new edge for dissipationless current flow. Using density functional theory (DFT) calculations we demonstrate the strain-tunability of the monolayer MnBi2S2T2 band structure and the switching of the Chern number. We combine uniaxial and biaxial strain results to map out the strain-tuned topological phase diagram. |
| title | Switching topological states via uniaxial strain in 2D materials |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.03854 |