Time-reversal Invariant SU(2) Hofstadter Problem in Three Dimensional Lattices
arXiv:1410.6189 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.91.195133
Abstract
We formulate the lattice version of the three-dimensional SU(2) Landau level problem with time reversal invariance. By taking a Landau-type gauge, the system is reduced into the one-dimensional SU(2) Harper equation characterized by a periodic spin-dependent gauge potential. The surface spectra indicate the spatial separation of helical states with opposite eigenvalues of the lattice helicty operator. The band topology is investigated from both the analysis of the boundary helical Fermi surfaces and the calculation of the Z2-index based on the bulk wavefunctions. The transition between a 3D weak topological insulator to a strong one is studied as varying the anisotropy of hopping parameters.
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