Current partition at zero-line intersection of quantum anomalous Hall topologies

Abstract

At the interface between two-dimensional materials with different topologies, topologically protected one-dimensional states (also named as zero-line modes) arise. Here, we focus on the quantum anomalous Hall effect based zero-line modes formed at the interface between regimes with different Chern numbers. We find that, these zero-line modes are chiral and unilaterally conductive due to the breaking of time-reversal invariance. For a beam splitter consisting of two intersecting zero lines, the chirality ensures that current can only be injected from two of the four terminals. Our numerical results further show that, in the absence of contact resistance, the (anti-)clockwise partitions of currents from these two terminals are the same owing to the current conservation, which effectively simplifies the partition laws. We find that the partition is robust against relative shift of Fermi energy, but can be effectively adjusted by tuning the relative magnetization strengths at different regimes or relative angles between zero lines.

arXiv comment6 pages, 4 figures

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