• 文献标题:   Topological aspects of the quantum spin-Hall effect in graphene: Z(2) topological order and spin Chern number
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   FUKUI T, HATSUGAI Y
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   1098-0121
  • 通讯作者地址:   Ibaraki Univ
  • 被引频次:   72
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.75.121403
  • 出版年:   2007

▎ 摘  要

For generic time-reversal-invariant systems with spin-orbit couplings, we clarify a close relationship between the Z(2) topological order and the spin Chern number (SChN) in the quantum spin-Hall effect. It turns out that a global gauge transformation connects sectors with different SChNs (even integers) modulo 4, which implies that the SChN and Z(2) topological orders yield the same classification. We present a method of computing the SChN and demonstrate it in single and double planes of graphene.