We study the combined effects of lattice deformation, e-e interaction, and spin-orbit coupling in a two-dimensional (2D) honeycomb lattice. We adopt different kinds of hopping modulation - generalized dimerization and a Kekulé distortion - and calculate topological invariants for the noninteracting system and for the interacting system. We identify the parameter range (Hubbard U, hopping modulation, spin-orbit coupling) where the 2D system behaves as a trivial insulator or quantum spin Hall insulator.
Topological properties of the bond-modulated honeycomb lattice
Manghi F;Bertoni C M
2015
Abstract
We study the combined effects of lattice deformation, e-e interaction, and spin-orbit coupling in a two-dimensional (2D) honeycomb lattice. We adopt different kinds of hopping modulation - generalized dimerization and a Kekulé distortion - and calculate topological invariants for the noninteracting system and for the interacting system. We identify the parameter range (Hubbard U, hopping modulation, spin-orbit coupling) where the 2D system behaves as a trivial insulator or quantum spin Hall insulator.File in questo prodotto:
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