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We demonstrate, both theoretically and experimentally, the concept of non-linear second-order topological insulators, a class of bulk insulators with quantized Wannier centers and a bulk polarization directly controlled by the level of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-08-07 Farzad Zangeneh-Nejad , Romain Fleury

Topological insulators are a new class of insulators in which a bulk gap for electronic excitations is generated by strong spin orbit coupling. These novel materials are distinguished from ordinary insulators by the presence of gapless…

$\mathbb{Z}$-classified topological phases lead to larger-than-unity topological states. However, these multiple topological states are only localized at the corners in nonlocal systems. Here, first, we rigorously prove that the multiple…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-01-07 Yimeng Sun , Linjuan Wang , Huiling Duan , Jianxiang Wang

The zero-mode corner states in the gap of two-dimensional non-Hermitian Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model are robust to infinitesimal perturbations that preserve chiral symmetry. However, we demonstrate that this general belief is no longer valid…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-06 Xue-Min Yang , Hao Lin , Jian Li , Jia-Ji Zhu , Jun-Li Zhu , Hong Wu

Higher-order topological phases are characterized by protected states localized at the corners or hinges of the system. By applying time-periodic quenches to a two-dimensional lattice with balanced gain and loss, we obtain a rich variety of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-09-23 Jiaxin Pan , Longwen Zhou

We investigate the Loschmidt amplitude and dynamical quantum phase transitions in multiband one dimensional topological insulators. For this purpose we introduce a new solvable multiband model based on the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-09 Tomasz Masłowski , Nicholas Sedlmayr

Quasiperiodicity has long been known to be a potential platform to explore exotic phenomena, realizing an intricate middle point between ordered solids and disordered matter. In particular, quasiperiodic structures are promising playgrounds…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-03-22 Maryam Khosravian , J. L. Lado

We study the effect of quasiperiodic perturbations on one-dimensional all-bands-flat lattice models. Such networks can be diagonalized by a finite sequence of local unitary transformations parameterized by angles $\theta_i$. Without loss of…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2023-04-13 Sanghoon Lee , Alexei Andreanov , Sergej Flach

We demonstrate that quasiperiodicity can radically change the ground state properties of 1D moir\'e systems with respect to their periodic counterparts. By studying an illustrative example we show that while narrow bands play a significant…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-02-19 Miguel Gonçalves , Bruno Amorim , Flavio Riche , Eduardo V. Castro , Pedro Ribeiro

The concept of topological phases has been generalized to higher-order topological insulators and superconductors with novel boundary states on corners or hinges. Meanwhile, recent experimental advances in controlling dissipation (such as…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-11-11 Xi-Wang Luo , Chuanwei Zhang

Higher-order topological insulators exhibit multidimensional topological physics and unique application values due to their ability of integrating stable boundary states at multiple dimensions in a single chip. However, for…

Applied Physics · Physics 2022-11-11 Ying Wu , Mou Yan , Hai-Xiao Wang , Feng Li , Jian-Hua Jiang

Topological insulators are unique devices supporting unidirectional edge states at their interfaces. Due to topological protection, such edge states persist in the presence of disorder and do not experience backscattering upon interaction…

We report the discovery of several classes of novel topological insulators (TIs) with hybrid-order boundary states generated from the first-order TIs with additional crystalline symmetries. Unlike the current studies on hybrid-order TIs…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-05-09 Yan-Qing Zhu , Zhen Zheng , Giandomenico Palumbo , Z. D. Wang

The Klein bottle Benalcazar-Bernevig-Hughes (BBH) insulator phase plays a pivotal role in understanding higher-order topological phases. The insulator phase is characterized by a unique feature: a nonsymmorphic glide symmetry that exists…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-07-22 Xizhou Shen , Keyu Pan , Xiumei Wang , Xingping Zhou

The helical edge states in a quantum spin Hall insulator are presumably protected by time- reversal symmetry. However, even in the presence of magnetic field which breaks time-reversal symmetry, the helical edge conduction can still exist,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-05-17 Hsiu-Chuan Hsu , Min-Jyun Jhang , Tsung-Wei Chen , Guang-Yu Guo

Current understanding of higher-order topological insulators (HOTIs) is based primarily on crystalline materials. Here, we propose that HOTIs can be realized in quasicrystals. Specifically, we show that two distinct types of second-order…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-24 Rui Chen , Chui-Zhen Chen , Jin-Hua Gao , Bin Zhou , Dong-Hui Xu

Higher order topological insulators are a new class of topological insulators in dimensions $\rm d>1$. These higher-order topological insulators possess $\rm (d - 1)$-dimensional boundaries that, unlike those of conventional topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-07-05 Arijit Saha , Arun M. Jayannavar

Topological insulators exhibit boundary states protected by bulk band topology, a principle first established in quantum systems and later extended to classical waves, including phononics. Conventionally, an $n$-dimensional bulk with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-11-26 Joel R. Pyfrom , Kai Sun , Jihong A. Ma

Topological phases of matter have sparked an immense amount of activity in recent decades. Topological materials are classified by topological invariants that act as a non-local order parameter for any symmetry and condition. As a result,…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-12-08 Oded Zilberberg

Topological theories have established a new set of rules that govern the transport properties in a wide variety of wave-mechanical settings. In a marked departure from the established approaches that induce Floquet topological phases by…