Flat band fine-tuning and its photonic applications
Flat bands–single-particle energy bands–in tight-binding lattices, aka networks, have
attracted attention due to the presence of macroscopic degeneracies and their sensitivity to …
attracted attention due to the presence of macroscopic degeneracies and their sensitivity to …
One-dimensional -root topological insulators and superconductors
Square-root topology is a recently emerged subfield describing a class of insulators and
superconductors whose topological nature is only revealed upon squaring their …
superconductors whose topological nature is only revealed upon squaring their …
Tunable Aharonov-Bohm cages through imaginary couplings
The Aharonov-Bohm (AB) cage enables localized confinement with nondiffractive
propagation for arbitrary excitation. In this study, we introduce an anti-parity-time (anti-PT) …
propagation for arbitrary excitation. In this study, we introduce an anti-parity-time (anti-PT) …
Flat band induced metal-insulator transitions for weak magnetic flux and spin-orbit disorder
We consider manifolds of tunable all-bands-flat (ABF) lattices in dimensions d= 1, 2,
parameterized by a manifold angle parameter θ. We study localization properties of …
parameterized by a manifold angle parameter θ. We study localization properties of …
Topological inverse Anderson insulator
ZW Zuo, JR Lin, D Kang - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
A different type of topological phase dubbed topological inverse Anderson insulators is
proposed, which is characterized by the disorder-induced extended bulk states from the flat …
proposed, which is characterized by the disorder-induced extended bulk states from the flat …
Kaleidoscopes of Hofstadter butterflies and Aharonov-Bohm caging from -root topology in decorated square lattices
Square-root topology describes models whose topological properties can be revealed upon
squaring the Hamiltonian, which produces their respective parent topological insulators …
squaring the Hamiltonian, which produces their respective parent topological insulators …
Flat band induced local Hilbert space fragmentation
We demonstrate that a complete class of flat-band lattices with underlying commutative local
symmetries exhibit a locally fragmented Hilbert space. The equitable partition theorem …
symmetries exhibit a locally fragmented Hilbert space. The equitable partition theorem …
Observation of flat-band localization and topological edge states induced by effective strong interactions in electrical circuit networks
Flat-band topologies and localizations in noninteracting systems are extensively studied in
different quantum and classical-wave systems. Recently, the exploration on the novel …
different quantum and classical-wave systems. Recently, the exploration on the novel …
Fast quantum transfer mediated by topological domain walls
The duration of bidirectional transfer protocols in 1D topological models usually scales
exponentially with distance. In this work, we propose transfer protocols in multidomain SSH …
exponentially with distance. In this work, we propose transfer protocols in multidomain SSH …
Impurity flat band states in the diamond chain
Flat band (FB) systems, featuring dispersionless energy bands, have garnered significant
interest due to their compact localized states (CLSs). However, a detailed account on how …
interest due to their compact localized states (CLSs). However, a detailed account on how …