| Autor: |
Pocock, Simon R., Huidobro, Paloma A., Giannini, Vincenzo |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Druh dokumentu: |
Working Paper |
| DOI: |
10.1515/nanoph-2019-0033 |
| Popis: |
The existence of topologically protected edge modes is often cited as a highly desirable trait of topological insulators. However, these edge states are not always present. A realistic physical treatment of long range hopping in a one-dimensional dipolar system can break the symmetry that protects the edge modes without affecting the bulk topological number, leading to a breakdown in bulk-edge correspondence. It is important to find a better understanding of where and how this occurs, as well as how to measure it. Here we examine the behaviour of the bulk and edge modes in a dimerised chain of metallic nanoparticles and in a simpler non-Hermitian next-nearest-neighbour model to provide some insight into the phenomena of bulk-edge breakdown. We construct bulk-edge correspondence phase diagrams for the simpler case and use these ideas to devise a measure of symmetry-breaking for the plasmonic system based on its bulk properties. This provides a parameter regime for which bulk-edge correspondence is preserved in the topological plasmonic chain, as well as a framework for assessing this phenomenon in other systems. |
| Databáze: |
arXiv |
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