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Periodic Behavior of Topology in Graphene with Nanohole Array

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2026-05-15 v1

Abstract

We derive a way to diagnose band topology for graphene with triangular and/or honeycomb array of nanoholes directly from the lattice constant of superstructure m3×m3m\sqrt{3}\times m\sqrt{3} with integer mm. Taking into account the C6vC_{6v} crystalline symmetry respected by nanoholes and their array, we demonstrate that nontrivial topology appears periodically with mm with period two (six) for triangular (honeycomb) array. These behaviors are verified by Wyckoff positions of Wannier centers and parity index of valence bands at high-symmetry points in Brillouin zone. The results provide a convenient guide for material design of topological electronic states based on graphene derivatives.

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@article{arxiv.2605.14436,
  title  = {Periodic Behavior of Topology in Graphene with Nanohole Array},
  author = {Yong-Cheng Jiang and Xing-Xiang Wang and Xiao Hu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.14436},
  year   = {2026}
}

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10 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables + Supplementary material (3 pages, 4 tables)