Ideal topological flat bands in chiral symmetric moiré systems from non-holomorphic functions
ORAL
Abstract
Recent studies on topological flat bands and their fractional states have revealed increasing similarities between moiré flat bands and Landau levels (LLs). For instance, like the lowest LL, topological exact flat bands with ideal quantum geometry can be constructed using the same holomorphic function structure, Ψk = fk-k0 (z) Ψk0, where fk(z) is a holomorphic function. This holomorphic structure has been the foundation of existing knowledge on constructing ideal topological flat bands. In this work, we report a new family of ideal topological flat bands where the f function does not need to be holomorphic. We provide both model examples and universal principles, as well as an analytic method to construct the wavefunctions of these flat bands, revealing their universal properties, including ideal quantum geometry and a Chern number of C = ±2 or higher.
*This work was supported in part by Air Force Office of Scientific Research MURI FA9550-23-1-0334 and the Office of Naval Research MURI N00014-20-1-2479 and Award N00014-21-1-2770, and by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Award N031710 (KS).
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Publication: Ideal topological flat bands in chiral symmetric moiré systems from nonholomorphic functions
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2408.12555
Presenters
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Yitong Zhang
- University of Michigan