Perfect one-dimensional interface states in a twisted stack of three-dimensional topological insulators

M Fujimoto, T Kawakami, M Koshino - Physical Review Research, 2022 - APS
Physical Review Research, 2022APS
We theoretically study the electronic structure of interface states in twisted stacks of three-
dimensional topological insulators. When the center of the surface Dirac cone is located at a
midpoint of a side of the Brillouin zone boundary, we find that an array of nearly independent
one-dimensional channels is formed by the interface hybridization of the surface states,
even when the moiré pattern itself is isotropic. The two counterpropagating channels have
opposite spin polarization, and they are robust against scattering by spin-independent …
We theoretically study the electronic structure of interface states in twisted stacks of three-dimensional topological insulators. When the center of the surface Dirac cone is located at a midpoint of a side of the Brillouin zone boundary, we find that an array of nearly independent one-dimensional channels is formed by the interface hybridization of the surface states, even when the moiré pattern itself is isotropic. The two counterpropagating channels have opposite spin polarization, and they are robust against scattering by spin-independent impurities. The coupling between the parallel channels can be tuned by the twist angle. The unique one-dimensional states can be understood as effective Landau levels where the twist angle works as a fictitious magnetic field.
American Physical Society
以上显示的是最相近的搜索结果。 查看全部搜索结果