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We consider the non-Hermitian, parity-time (PT) symmetric extensions of the one-dimensional Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model in the topological non-trivial configuration. We study the properties of the topologically protected edge states,…

We construct a two-leg ladder dimer model by using two orbitals instead of one in Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) dimer chain and find out a chiral symmetry in it. In this model, the otherwise-hidden additional chiral symmetry allows us to…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-06-23 Jin-Yu Zou , Bang-Gui Liu

Recent studies of moir\'e physics have unveiled a wealth of opportunities for significantly advancing the field of quantum phase transitions. However, properties of reentrant phase transitions driven by moir\'e strength are poorly…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-16 Guo-Qing Zhang , L. F. Quezada , Shi-Hai Dong

We describe a protocol to read out the topological invariant of interacting 1D chiral models, based on measuring the mean chiral displacement of time-evolving bulk excitations. We present analytical calculations and numerical Matrix Product…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2020-08-06 Andreas Haller , Pietro Massignan , Matteo Rizzi

This study explores the ground-state phase diagram and topological properties of the spinless 1D Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model with nearest-neighbor (NN) interactions at quarter filling. We analyze key physical quantities such as the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-12-11 Yan-Xiao Wang , Yin Zhong

The substrate-adsorbate interaction can significantly influence the adsorbate's electronic structure, stability, reactivity, and topological properties. In this study, we investigate the emergence of non-Hermitian physics in the…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-07-25 Shayan Edalatmanesh , Thomas Frederiksen

We explore the physics of topological lattice models in c-QED architectures for arbitrary coupling strength, and the use of the cavity transmission as a topological marker. For this, we develop an approach combining the input-output…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-06-29 Beatriz Pérez-González , Álvaro Gómez-León , Gloria Platero

Topological transitions in non-Hermitian systems are generally boundary sensitive: a point-gap winding transition under periodic boundary condition (PBC) and a non-Bloch bulk real-line-gap transition under open boundary condition (OBC) at…

Optics · Physics 2026-05-15 Huimin Wang , Yanxin Liu , Zhijian Li , Zhihao Xu

We consider periodically modulated Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model with gain and loss. This model, which can be realized with current technology in photonics using waveguides, allows us to study Floquet topological insulating phase. By…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-06-19 Z. Turker , S. Tombuloglu , C. Yuce

We demonstrate a platform for synthetic dimensions based on coupled Rydberg levels in ultracold atoms, and we implement the single-particle Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) Hamiltonian. Rydberg levels are interpreted as synthetic lattice sites,…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-03-09 S. K. Kanungo , J. D. Whalen , Y. Lu , M. Yuan , S. Dasgupta , F. B. Dunning , K. R. A. Hazzard , T. C. Killian

The present work addresses the distinction between the topological properties of PT symmetric and non-PT symmetric scenarios for the non-Hermitian Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model. The non-PT symmetric case is represented by non-reciprocity…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-01-02 Dipendu Halder , Sudin Ganguly , Saurabh Basu

We generalize the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model with the inclusion of arbitrary long-range hopping amplitudes, providing a simple framework to investigate arbitrary adiabatic deformations that preserve the chiral symmetry upon the bulk…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-23 Bo-Hung Chen , Dah-Wei Chiou

We analyze the static and dynamical properties of a one-dimensional topological lattice, the fermionic Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model, in the presence of on-site interactions. Based on a study of charge and spin correlation functions, we…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2018-06-06 L. Barbiero , L. Santos , N. Goldman

In this paper, we study the topological properties of the non-Hermitian Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) lattice by periodically introducing onsite imaginary potentials in the manner of ($i\gamma_1$, $-i\gamma_2$, $-i\gamma_1$, $i\gamma_2$) where…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-11-16 Jia-Rui Li , Lian-Lian Zhang , Wei-Bin Cui , Wei-Jiang Gong

Over the last several years, a new generation of quantum simulations has greatly expanded our understanding of charge density wave phase transitions in Hamiltonians with coupling between local phonon modes and the on-site charge density. A…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-01-13 Bo Xing , Wei-ting Chiu , Dario Poletti , Richard T. Scalettar , George G. Batrouni

The Su, Schrieffer and Heeger (SSH) model, describing the soliton excitations in polyacetylene due to the formation of antiphase domain walls (DW) from the alternating bond pattern, has served as a paradigmatic example of one-dimensional…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-01-30 Jinwoong Kim , Cheng-Yi Huang , Hsin Lin , David Vanderbilt , Nicholas Kioussis

We investigate the two-dimensional optical Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model, in which the electron hopping amplitude is modulated by the difference between neighboring phonon coordinates. Using sign-problem-free auxiliary-field quantum…

We investigate a non-Hermitian quantum battery based on the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) lattice, charged through a parity-time (PT)-symmetric protocol that alternates gain and loss between the two sublattices. The interplay between lattice…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-16 A-Long Zhou , Ya-Wen Xiao , Nuo Xu , Li-Li Gao , Long-Jie Li , Hang Zhou , Zi-Min Li , Chuan-Cun Shu

Topological photonic systems offer a robust platform for guiding light in the presence of disorder, but their interplay with quantum emitters remains a frontier for realizing strongly correlated quantum states. Here, we explore a…

Optics · Physics 2025-11-26 Fatemeh Davoodi

Composite topological phases with intriguing topology like M${\"o}$bius strips emerge in sublattice symmetric non-Hermitian systems due to spontaneous breaking of time-reversal symmetry at some parameter regime. While these phases have been…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-03-28 Ritu Nehra , Dibyendu Roy