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We introduce a method for effectively identifying bound states in the continuum (BICs) - notably without computing the imaginary part of the eigenvalues - thereby simplifying the modeling and potentially reducing computation time. In real,…

Classical Physics · Physics 2026-04-30 Vincent Laude , David Röhlig

We develop a theory of bound states in the continuum (BICs) in multipolar lattices -- periodic arrays of resonant multipoles. We predict that BICs are completely robust to changes in lattice parameters remaining pinned to specific…

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) are radiationless localized states embedded in the part of the parameter space that otherwise corresponds to radiative modes. Many decades after their original prediction and early observations in…

Optics · Physics 2019-09-25 Jordi Gomis-Bresco , David Artigas , Lluis Torner

Complex band structure generalizes conventional band structure by also considering wavevectors with complex components. In this way, complex band structure describes both the bulk-propagating states from conventional band structure and the…

Materials Science · Physics 2017-07-20 Matthew G. Reuter

The crystal structure of a material creates a periodic potential that electrons move through giving rise to the electronic band structure of the material. When two-dimensional materials are stacked, the twist angle between the layers…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-07-07 Zhiming Zhang , Yimeng Wang , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , Keiji Ueno , Emanuel Tutuc , Brian J. LeRoy

Flat bands (FBs) are energy bands with zero group velocity, which in electronic systems were shown to favor strongly correlated phenomena. Indeed, a FB can be spanned with a basis of strictly localized states, the so called "compact…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-09 Enrico Di Benedetto , Alejandro Gonzalez-Tudela , Francesco Ciccarello

On a lossless periodic dielectric structure sandwiched between two homogeneous media, bound states in the continuum (BICs) with real frequencies and real Bloch wavevectors may exist, and they decay exponentially in the surrounding…

Optics · Physics 2020-01-15 Zhen Hu , Lijun Yuan , Ya Yan Lu

The superconducting metal-organic framework Cu-BHT forms a kagome lattice with metals at the vertices and ligands along the bonds. This bipartite motif is common in reticular materials. We show that a tight-binding model on this lattice…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-12-19 M. F. Ohlrich , E. M. Makaresz , H. L. Nourse , B. J. Powell

Polarons, that is, charge carriers correlated with lattice deformations, are ubiquitous quasiparticles in semiconductors, and play an important role in electrical conductivity. To date most theoretical studies of so-called large polarons,…

It is widely known that the twisted bilayer graphene (TBG) shows flat bands at magic angles, which can be well described by the effective continuum model derived by Bistritzer and MacDonald (BM). We propose in this paper a similar twisted…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-04-22 Y. Soeda , K. Asaga , T. Fukui

In the last decade, symmetry-protected bound states in the continuum (BICs) have proven to be an important design principle for creating and enhancing devices reliant upon states with high quality (Q) factors, such as sensors, lasers, and…

Microwave lasing carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) holds significant potential for advanced applications in fields such as high-capacity communications, precision sensing, and radar imaging. However, conventional approaches to masers…

Flat-band states in topological systems provide a unique platform for investigating strongly correlated phenomena and many body physics. However, in 2D static tight-binding systems, perfectly flat bands can only exist in the topologically…

Optics · Physics 2026-01-28 Bo Leng , Vien Van

A flat energy dispersion of electrons at the Fermi level of a material leads to instabilities in the electronic system and can drive phase transitions. Here we introduce a method to induce a flat band in two-dimensional (2D) materials. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-12-16 N. Ehlen , M. Hell , G. Marini , E. H. Hasdeo , R. Saito , G. Di Santo , L. Petaccia , G. Profeta , A. Grüneis

Flat bands have become a pillar of modern condensed matter physics and photonics owing to the vanishing group velocity and diverging density of states. Here, we present a paradigmatic scheme to construct arbitrary flat bands on demand by…

Optics · Physics 2025-11-27 Moru Song , Jingyu Hu , Lina Shi , YongliangZhang , Kai Chang

Dispersionless bands, such as Landau levels, serve as a good starting point for obtaining interesting correlated states when interactions are added. With this motivation in mind, we study a variety of dispersionless ("flat") band structures…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2013-05-29 Dmitry Green , Luiz Santos , Claudio Chamon

Flat bands provide a natural platform for emergent electronic states beyond Landau paradigm. Among those of particular importance are flat Chern bands, including bands of higher Chern numbers ($C$$>$$1$). We introduce a new framework for…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-10-04 Alexander Kruchkov

Flatbands (FB) with compact localized eigenstates (CLS) fall into three main categories, controlled by the algebraic properties of the CLS set: orthogonal, linearly independent, linearly dependent (singular). A CLS parametrization allows us…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-01 Yeongjun Kim , Sergej Flach , Alexei Andreanov

Compact localized single particle eigenstates on a deterministic fractal substrate, modelled by a triangular Sierpinski gasket of arbitrarily large size, are unravelled and examined analytically. We prescribe an exact real space…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-06-28 Sougata Biswas , Arunava Chakrabarti

Dispersionless flat bands are proposed to be a fundamental ingredient to achieve the various sought after quantum states of matter including high-temperature superconductivity1-4 and fractional quantum Hall effect5-6. Materials with such…