Entanglement Spectrum Classification of $C_n$-invariant Noninteracting Topological Insulators in Two Dimensions

Abstract

We study the single particle entanglement spectrum in 2D topological insulators which possess $n$-fold rotation symmetry. By defining a series of special choices of subsystems on which the entanglement is calculated, or real space cuts, we find that the number of protected in-gap states for each type of these real space cuts is a quantum number indexing (if any) non-trivial topology in these insulators. We explicitly show the number of protected in-gap states is determined by a $Z^n$-index, $(z_1,...,z_n)$, where $z_m$ is the number of occupied states that transform according to $m$-th one-dimensional representation of the $C_n$ point group. We find that the entanglement spectrum contains in-gap states pinned in an interval of entanglement eigenvalues $[1/n,1-1/n]$. We determine the number of such in-gap states for an exhaustive variety of cuts, in terms of the $Z_m$ quantum numbers. Furthermore, we show that in a homogeneous system, the $Z^n$ index can be determined through an evaluation of the eigenvalues of point group symmetry operators at all high-symmetry points in the Brillouin zone. When disordered $n$-fold rotationally symmetric systems are considered, we find that the number of protected in-gap states is identical to that in the clean limit as long as the disorder preserves the underlying point group symmetry and does not close the bulk insulating gap.

14.2 pages for main text, 4.8 pages for Appendices, four figures and two tables

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