Topological States on Interfaces Protected by Symmetry (eBook)

Ryuji Takahashi (Autor)

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2015 | 2015
XII, 90 Seiten
Springer Tokyo (Verlag)
978-4-431-55534-6 (ISBN)

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In this book, the author theoretically studies two aspects of topological states.

First, novel states arising from hybridizing surface states of topological insulators are theoretically introduced. As a remarkable example, the author shows the existence of gapless interface states at the interface between two different topological insulators, which belong to the same topological phase. While such interface states are usually gapped due to hybridization, the author proves that the interface states are in fact gapless when the two topological insulators have opposite chiralities. This is the first time that gapless topological novel interface states protected by mirror symmetry have been proposed.

Second, the author studies the Weyl semimetal phase in thin topological insulators subjected to a magnetic field. This Weyl semimetal phase possesses edge states showing abnormal dispersion, which is not observed without mirror symmetry. The author explains that the edge states gain a finite velocity by a particular form of inversion symmetry breaking, which makes it possible to observe the phenomenon by means of electric conductivity.

Dr. Ryuji Takahashi
Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo
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Inhalt

Supervisor’s Foreword 7
Acknowledgments 8
Contents 9
1 Introduction 11
1.1 Topological Phase of Matters 11
1.2 Organization of the Dissertation 13
References 14
2 Topological Invariant and Topological Phases 15
2.1 Integer Quantum Hall Effect 15
2.1.1 Integer Quantum Hall Effect as a Topological Insulator 17
2.1.2 Adiabatic Charge Polarization by the Berry Phase 19
2.1.3 Laughlin's Gedanen Experiment 21
2.1.4 Physical Picture of the Edge State 24
2.1.5 Berry Curvature in Systems with Broken Time-Reversal Symmetry 26
2.2 Topological Insulator 26
2.2.1 Topological Invariant Under Time-Reversal Symmetry 28
2.2.2 Surface Effective Hamiltonian 34
2.3 Topological Flat-Band States in Honeycomb Lattice 35
2.3.1 Dispersion of the Honeycomb Lattice Model 35
2.3.2 Topological Explanation for Existence of the Flat-Band States 39
2.3.3 Completely Localized Edge States 40
References 43
3 Gapless Interface States Between Two Topological Insulators 45
3.1 Refractive Phenomena of the Surface States ƒ 45
3.2 Gapless Interface States Between Two TIs 49
3.2.1 Paradox in the Refractive Phenomena 49
3.2.2 Gapless States from the Surface Effective Model 50
3.2.3 Proof for the Existence of the Gapless States by the Mirror Chern Number 53
3.3 Gapless Interface States in a Lattice Model 56
3.3.1 Model 56
3.3.2 Calculation of the Mirror Chern Number for the Model 57
3.3.3 Gapless Interface States 63
3.4 Interfacial Fermi Loops and Interfacial Symmetries 65
3.4.1 Interfacial Fermi Loops in the FKM Model 65
3.4.2 Interfacial Fermi Loops from Interfacial Symmetries 69
3.4.3 Interfacial Fermi Loops in the ?-junction Interface 71
References 72
4 Weyl Semimetal in a Thin Topological Insulator 73
4.1 Gapless States Protected by Mirror Symmetry in a Topological Insulator 73
4.1.1 Weyl Semimetal Under Broken Inversion Symmetry 77
4.2 Weyl Semimetal Phase in a Lattice Model 78
4.3 Estimation of the Magnetization at the Phase Transition 80
References 81
5 Summary and Outlook 82
6 Properties of the Chern Numbers 86
6.1 Chern Number 86
6.1.1 Berry Curvature with Time-Reversal Symmetry 87
6.2 Kramers Theorem 88
6.3 Berry Curvature and Chern Number 89
6.3.1 Change of the Chern Number 90
Reference 92
7 Calculation for the Interface Fermi Loops 93
7.1 Classification of Interfacial Systems 93
7.2 Fermi Loop for the IPHS 94
Reference 96
Curriculum Vitae 97

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.4.2015
• Reihe/Serie: Springer Theses
• Reihe/Serie: Springer Theses
• Zusatzinfo: XII, 90 p. 40 illus., 6 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Tokyo
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Analytische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Festkörperphysik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Maschinenbau
• Schlagworte: Chiralities of Topological Insulators • Dirac Cone • Gapless Topological Interface States • mirror symmetry • surface states • Thin Topological Insulators • Topological Insulator • Topological Invariance • Weyl Semimetal Phase
• ISBN-10: 4-431-55534-X / 443155534X
• ISBN-13: 978-4-431-55534-6 / 9784431555346