• 文献标题:   Fermionic symmetry-protected topological state in strained graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WU YH, SHI T, SREEJITH GJ, LIU ZX
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • ISSN:   2469-9950 EI 2469-9969
  • 通讯作者地址:   Max Planck Inst Quantum Opt
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevB.96.085138
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

The low-energy physics of graphene is described by relativistic Dirac fermions with spin and valley degrees of freedom. Mechanical strain can be used to create a pseudomagnetic field pointing to opposite directions in the two valleys. We study interacting electrons in graphene exposed to both an external real magnetic field and a strain-induced pseudomagnetic field. For a certain ratio between these two fields, it is proposed that a fermionic symmetry-protected topological state can be realized. The state is characterized in detail using model wave functions, Chern-Simons field theory, and numerical calculations. Our paper suggests that graphene with artificial gauge fields may host a rich set of topological states.