Topological Varma Superfluid in Optical Lattices

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Erscheinungsjahr:
2016
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Schlagworte:
  • Insulators
  • Photonics
  • Photonic topological
  • Quantum Dots
  • Spin
  • Insulators
  • Photonics
  • Photonic topological
  • Quantum Dots
  • Spin
Beschreibung:
  • Topological states of matter are peculiar quantum phases showing different edge and bulk transport properties connected by the bulk-boundary correspondence. While noninteracting fermionic topological insulators are well established by now and have been classified according to a tenfold scheme, the possible realization of topological states for bosons has not been explored much yet. Furthermore, the role of interactions is far from being understood. Here, we show that a topological state of matter exclusively driven by interactions may occur in the p band of a Lieb optical lattice filled with ultracold bosons. The single-particle spectrum of the system displays a remarkable parabolic band-touching point, with both bands exhibiting non-negative curvature. Although the system is neither topological at the single-particle level nor for the interacting ground state, on-site interactions induce an anomalous Hall effect for the excitations, carrying a nonzero Chern number. Our work introduces an experimentally realistic strategy for the formation of interaction-driven topological states of bosons.
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Forschungsinformationssystem der UHH

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