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We study the phase diagram of the interacting spin-$1/2$ Haldane model with chiral phase $\phi = \pi/2$ at half-filling. Both on-site and long-range Coulomb repulsive interactions (Haldane-Hubbard-Coulomb model) are considered. The problem…
In this work we investigate non-Hermitian topological phase transitions using real-space edge states as a paradigmatic tool. We focus on the simplest non-Hermitian variant of the Su-Schrieffer-Hegger model, including a parameter that…
We study a microscopic model of interacting fermions in a ladder setup, where the total number of particles is conserved. At a special point, the ground state is known and gives rise to a topological state of matter with edge modes obeying…
We study three dimensional systems where strong repulsion leads to an insulating state via spontaneously generated spin-orbit interactions. We discuss a microscopic model where the resulting state is topological. Such topological `Mott'…
In this paper, we investigate signatures of topological phase transitions in interacting systems. We show that the key signature is the existence of a topologically protected level crossing, which is robust and sharply defines the…
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The natural existence of crystalline symmetry in real materials manifests the importance of understanding crystalline symmetry-protected topological (SPT) phases, especially for interacting systems. In this paper, we systematically…
We present a theoretical study of an interaction-driven quantum phase diagram of twisted bilayer MoTe$_2$ at hole filling factor $\nu_h=1$ as a function of twist angle $\theta$ and layer potential difference $V_z$, where $V_z$ is generated…
We show that topological phases with fractional excitations can occur in two-dimensional ultracold dipolar gases on a particular class of optical lattices. Due to the dipolar interaction and lattice confinement, a quantum dimer model…
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After briefly recalling the quantum entanglement-based view of topological phases of matter in order to outline the general context, we give an overview of different approaches to the classification problem of topological insulators and…
Compared with conventional topological insulator that carries topological state at its boundaries, the higher-order topological insulator exhibits lower-dimensional gapless boundary states at its corners and hinges. Leveraging the form…
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We begin with an introduction to topological order using Wegner's quantum $Z_2$ gauge theory on the square lattice: the topological state is characterized by the expulsion of defects, carrying $Z_2$ magnetic flux. The interplay between…
Topological phases are unique states of matter which support non-local excitations which behave as particles with fractional statistics. A universal characterization of gapped topological phases is provided by the topological entanglement…