Impurity-Induced Interference at a Topological Boundary in an Infinite SSH Heterojunction
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| author | Wu, Hao-Ru Chen, Hong-Yi Chen, Yiing-Rei |
| author_facet | Wu, Hao-Ru Chen, Hong-Yi Chen, Yiing-Rei |
| contents | In this work, we investigate the coupling between a strong impurity and the topological boundary of an SSH heterojunction, composed of two SSH chains belonging to different topological classes. We show that impurity boundary coupling gives rise to bonding and antibonding states within the SSH bulk gap. This coupling produces an interference effect in the local density of states, as the impurity approaches the boundary the LDOS evolves from a single sharp peak to a characteristic double peak structure. Moreover, the interference strength can be quantified by the decay length of the bonding or antibonding wavefunction and by the energy splitting of the LDOS resonance peaks near the Fermi energy. |
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| spellingShingle | Impurity-Induced Interference at a Topological Boundary in an Infinite SSH Heterojunction Wu, Hao-Ru Chen, Hong-Yi Chen, Yiing-Rei Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics In this work, we investigate the coupling between a strong impurity and the topological boundary of an SSH heterojunction, composed of two SSH chains belonging to different topological classes. We show that impurity boundary coupling gives rise to bonding and antibonding states within the SSH bulk gap. This coupling produces an interference effect in the local density of states, as the impurity approaches the boundary the LDOS evolves from a single sharp peak to a characteristic double peak structure. Moreover, the interference strength can be quantified by the decay length of the bonding or antibonding wavefunction and by the energy splitting of the LDOS resonance peaks near the Fermi energy. |
| title | Impurity-Induced Interference at a Topological Boundary in an Infinite SSH Heterojunction |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.08250 |