• 文献标题:   Classification of Topological Phase Transitions and van Hove Singularity Steering Mechanism in Graphene Superlattices
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG J, SANTOS LH
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0031-9007 EI 1079-7114
  • 通讯作者地址:   Emory Univ
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.236805
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

We study quantum phase transitions in graphene superlattices in external magnetic fields, where a framework is presented to classify multiflavor Dirac fermion critical points describing hopping-tuned topological phase transitions of integer and fractional Hofstadter-Chern insulators. We argue and provide numerical support for the existence of transitions that can be explained by a nontrivial interplay of Chern bands and van Hove singularities near charge neutrality. This work provides a route to critical phenomena beyond conventional quantum Hall plateau transitions.