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Since the inception of moir\'e quantum matter, a foundational tenet of the field has been that the quantum geometry of emergent flat bands is faithfully inherited from the low-energy valleys of the constituent monolayers. Here, we…

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Here, we reveal our recent progress on a geometrical approach of quantum physics and topological crystals linking with Dirac magnetic monopoles and gauge fields through classical electrodynamics. The Bloch sphere of a quantum spin-1/2…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-11-19 Karyn Le Hur

The presence of localized boundary modes is an unambiguous hallmark of topological quantum matter. While these modes are typically protected by topological invariants such as the Chern number, here we demonstrate that the {\it quantum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-23 Xing-Lei Ma , Jin-Xin Hu , K. T. Law

The observation of zero field fractional quantum Hall analogs in twisted transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) asks for a deeper understanding of what mechanisms lead to topological flat bands in two-dimensional heterostructures, and what…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-10 Valentin Crépel , Nicolas Regnault , Raquel Queiroz

We investigate topological phenomena in a spatially modulated Dirac-$\delta$ lattice, where the scattering potential varies periodically in space. Changing the potential modulation frequency leads to Hofstadter's butterfly-like energy…

We explore the emergence of spin-polarised flat-bands at head-to-head domain walls in a recently predicted class of antiferromagnetic topological insulators hosting planar magnetisation. We show, in the framework of quantum well physics,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-09-01 N. B. Devlin , T. Ferrus , C. H. W. Barnes

Quantum geometry quantifies how the single-particle Bloch wavefunction changes in phase and amplitude across the Brillouin Zone. In multi-orbital systems where bands have strongly mixed orbital composition, quantum geometry plays a vital…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-02-27 Jixun K. Ding , Martin Claassen

We consider integer quantum Hall states and calculate bulk entanglement spectrum by formulating the correlation matrix in guiding center representation. Our analytical approach is based on the projection operator with redefining the inner…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-08-26 Chi-Ken Lu , Dah-Wei Chiou , Feng-Li Lin

Motivated by the recent development of the quantum twisting microscope, we formulate a theory of elastic momentum-resolved tunneling across a planar tunnel junction between a monolayer graphene layer situated on a tip and a twisting…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-10-14 Nemin Wei , Felix von Oppen , Leonid I. Glazman

Criticality-based quantum sensing exploits hypersensitive response to system parameters near phase transition points. This work uncovers two metrological advantages offered by topological phase transitions when the probe is prepared as…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-30 Xingjian He , Aoqian Shi , Jianjun Liu , Jiangbin Gong

Superconductivity in flatband systems has attracted tremendous attention in condensed matter physics. Alternating twisted multilayer graphene presents a compelling multiband system, with a coexistence of Dirac bands and flat bands, for…

We investigate the optical and quantum mechanical properties of a charged spinless particle confined in a two-dimensional quantum ring under the simultaneous influence of a spiral dislocation and an external magnetic field. The dislocation…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-07-01 Hassan Hassanabadi , Kangxian Guo , Liangliang Lu , Edilberto O. Silva

Topological phase transitions in band models are usually associated to the gap closing between the highest valance band and the lowest conduction band, which can give rise to different types of nodal structures, such as Dirac/Weyl points,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-04-05 Giandomenico Palumbo

Higher-order topological states that possess gapped bulk energy bands and exotic topologically protected boundary states with at least two dimension lower than the bulk have significantly opened a new perspective for understanding of…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2023-07-31 Zhoutao Lei , Linhu Li , Yuangang Deng

Displacement field control of elecronic bands in low-dimensional systems is a promising route toward engineering emergent quantum phases. Here, we report displacement-field-induced band inversion and modulation of the Berry phase of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-06-11 Harsimran Kaur Mann , Simrandeep Kaur , Safil Mullick , Priya Tiwari , Kenji Watanabe , Takashi Taniguchi , Aveek Bid

We give some remarks on twisted determinant line bundles and Chern-Simons topological invariants associated with real hyperbolic manifolds. Index of a twisted Dirac operator is derived. We discuss briefly application of obtained results in…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 A. A. Bytsenko , M. C. Falleiros , A. E. Goncalves , Z. G. Kuznetsova

This paper presents a theory of interaction-induced band-flattening in strongly correlated electron systems. We begin by illustrating an inherent connection between flat bands and index theorems, and presenting a generic prescription for…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-10-18 Alireza Parhizkar , Victor Galitski

We show that the position-momentum duality offers a transparent interpretation of the band geometry at the topological band crossings. Under this duality, the band geometry with Berry connection is dual to the free-electron motion under…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-02-21 Yu-Ping Lin , Wei-Han Hsiao

We study the influence of the quantum geometry on the magnetic responses of quadratic band crossing semimetals. More explicitly, we examine the Landau levels, quantum Hall effect, and magnetic susceptibility of a general two-band…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-11-18 Chang-geun Oh , Jun-Won Rhim , Bohm-Jung Yang

The notion of Dirac cones, wherein two or more bands become degenerate at a certain momentum, is the starting point for the study of topological phases. Dirac cones have been thoroughly explored in fermionic systems such as graphene, Weyl…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-07-15 P. Sathish Kumar , R. Ganesh