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The topology of non-Hermitian systems is fundamentally changed by the non-Hermitian skin effect, which leads to the generalized bulk-boundary correspondence. Based on the non-Bloch band theory, we get insight into the interplay between the…

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The triple phase transitions or simultaneous transitions of three different phases, namely topological, parity-time (PT) symmetry breaking, and metal-insulator transitions, are observed in an extension of PT symmetric non-Hermitian…

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Non-Hermitian systems can exhibit extraordinary sensitivity to boundary conditions. Given that topological boundary modes and non-Hermitian skin effects can either coexist or individually appear in non-Hermitian systems, it is of great…

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Non-Hermitian topological phases have gained immense attention due to their potential to unlock novel features beyond Hermitian bounds. PT-symmetric (Parity Time-reversal symmetric) non-Hermitian models have been studied extensively over…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-04-08 Chakradhar Rangi , Ka-Ming Tam , Juana Moreno

In two dimensions, Hermitian lattices with non-zero Chern numbers and non-Hermitian lattices with a higher-order skin effect (HOSE) bypass the constraints of the Nielsen-Ninomiya no-go theorem at their one-dimensional boundaries. This…

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A non-Hermitian system can exhibit extensive sensitivity of its complex energy spectrum to the imposed boundary conditions, which is beyond any known phenomenon from Hermitian systems. In addition to topologically protected boundary modes,…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2019-05-15 Ching Hua Lee , Ronny Thomale

Non-Hermitian systems can host topological states with novel topological invariants and bulk-edge correspondences that are distinct from conventional Hermitian systems. Here we show that two unique classes of non-Hermitian 2D topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-03-10 Junpeng Hou , Ya-Jie Wu , Chuanwei Zhang

The interplay among topology, disorder, and non-Hermiticity can induce some exotic topological and localization phenomena. Here we investigate this interplay in a two-dimensional non-Hermitian disordered Chern-insulator model with two…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-06-11 Ling-Zhi Tang , Ling-Feng Zhang , Guo-Qing Zhang , Dan-Wei Zhang

We propose a two-dimensional non-Hermitian Chern insulator with inversion symmetry, which is anisotropic and has staggered gain and loss in both x and y directions. In this system, conventional bulk-boundary correspondence holds. The Chern…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-10-11 H. C. Wu , L. Jin , Z. Song

Topological edge modes are excitations that are localized at the materials' edges and yet are characterized by a topological invariant defined in the bulk. Such bulk-edge correspondence has enabled the creation of robust electronic,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-11-30 Ananya Ghatak , Martin Brandenbourger , Jasper van Wezel , Corentin Coulais

We theoretically study two-dimensional exciton-polariton lattices and predict that non-Hermitian topological corner modes can be formed under non-resonant pumping. As a generalization of the non-Hermitian skin effect, all eigenstates are…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-11-09 Xingran Xu , Ruiqi Bao , Timothy C. H. Liew

We report appearance of non-trivial zero energy corner modes in the form of topological defects (trimers) in a carefully designed 2D crystalline topological insulator. The proposed scenario is developed via an unconventional stacking of 1D…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-08-19 Manideep Gone , Srijata Lahiri , Nabyendu Das

Higher-order topological phases of matter have been extensively studied in various areas of physics. While the Aubry-Andr\'e-Harper model provides a paradigmatic example to study topological phases, it has not been explored whether a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-07-17 Qi-Bo Zeng , Yan-Bin Yang , Yong Xu

Non-Hermitian topological insulators have attracted considerable attention due to their distinctive energy band characteristics and promising applications. Here, we systematically investigate non-Hermitian M\"obius insulators and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-06-18 Wenjie Zhang , Yuting Yang , Xiaopeng Shen , Liwei Shi , Zhi Hong Hang

We explore topological properties of a modulated Haldane model (MHM) in which the strength of the nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor terms is made unequal and the three-fold rotational symmetry $\mathcal{C}_3$ is broken by…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-09-23 Baokai Wang , Xiaoting Zhou , Hsin Lin , Arun Bansil

Both theoretical and experimental studies of topological phases in non-Hermitian systems have made a remarkable progress in the last few years of research. In this article, we review the key concepts pertaining to topological phases in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-07-18 Ananya Ghatak , Tanmoy Das

Recent experimental advances in controlling dissipation have brought about unprecedented flexibility in engineering non-Hermitian Hamiltonians in open classical and quantum systems. A particular interest centers on the topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-09-25 Zongping Gong , Yuto Ashida , Kohei Kawabata , Kazuaki Takasan , Sho Higashikawa , Masahito Ueda

Non-Hermiticity can vary the topology of system, induce topological phase transition, and even invalidate the conventional bulk-boundary correspondence. Here, we show the introducing of non-Hermiticity without affecting the topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-07-30 K. L. Zhang , H. C. Wu , L. Jin , Z. Song

The non-Hermitian skin effect is a unique feature of non-Hermitian systems, in which an extensive number of boundary modes appear under the open boundary conditions. Here, we discover higher-order counterparts of the non-Hermitian skin…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-11-18 Kohei Kawabata , Masatoshi Sato , Ken Shiozaki

Topological phases of matter are conventionally characterized by the bulk-boundary correspondence in Hermitian systems: The topological invariant of the bulk in $d$ dimensions corresponds to the number of $(d-1)$-dimensional boundary…