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Landau levels of the Euler class topology
Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne EPFL, Inst Phys, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland..
Nordita SU; Stockholm Univ, NORDITA, Hannes Alfvens Vag 12, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden..ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3271-991X
Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne EPFL, Inst Phys, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.;Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne EPFL, Natl Ctr Computat Design & Discovery Novel Mat MA, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland..
2022 (English)In: Physical Review Research, E-ISSN 2643-1564, Vol. 4, no 2, article id 023188Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Two-dimensional systems with C2T (PT) symmetry exhibit the Euler class topology E is an element of Z in each two-band subspace realizing a fragile topology beyond the symmetry indicators. By systematically studying the energy levels of Euler insulating phases in the presence of an external magnetic field, we reveal the robust gaplessness of the Hofstadter butterfly spectrum in the flat-band limit, while for the dispersive bands the gapping of the Landau levels is controlled by a hidden symmetry. We also find that the Euler class E of a two-band subspace gives a lower bound for the Chern numbers of the magnetic subgaps. Our study provides new fundamental insights into the fragile topology of flat-band systems going beyond the special case of E = 1 as, e.g., in twisted bilayer graphene, thus opening the way to a very rich, still mainly unexplored, topological landscape with higher Euler classes.

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American Physical Society (APS) , 2022. Vol. 4, no 2, article id 023188
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Condensed Matter Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-315246DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.023188ISI: 000812309900010Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85134376186OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-315246DiVA, id: diva2:1681045
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Available from: 2022-07-05 Created: 2022-07-05 Last updated: 2023-04-26Bibliographically approved

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