Wilson loop approach to fragile topology of split elementary band representations and topological crystalline insulators with time reversal symmetry

Abstract

We present a general methodology towards the systematic characterization of crystalline topological insulating phases with time reversal symmetry (TRS).~In particular, taking the two-dimensional spinful hexagonal lattice as a proof of principle we study windings of Wilson loop spectra over cuts in the Brillouin zone that are dictated by the underlying lattice symmetries.~Our approach finds a prominent use in elucidating and quantifying the recently proposed ``topological quantum chemistry" (TQC) concept.~Namely, we prove that the split of an elementary band representation (EBR) by a band gap must lead to a topological phase.~For this we first show that in addition to the Fu-Kane-Mele ${\mathbb{Z}}_2$ classification, there is $C_2\mathcal{T}$-symmetry protected $\mathbb{Z}$ classification of two-band subspaces that is obstructed by the other crystalline symmetries, i.e.~forbidding the trivial phase. This accounts for all nontrivial Wilson loop windings of split EBRs \textit{that are independent of the parameterization of the flow of Wilson loops}.~Then, we show that while Wilson loop winding of split EBRs can unwind when embedded in higher-dimensional band space, two-band subspaces that remain separated by a band gap from the other bands conserve their Wilson loop winding, hence revealing that split EBRs are at least "stably trivial", i.e. necessarily non-trivial in the non-stable (few-band) limit but possibly trivial in the stable (many-band) limit.~This clarifies the nature of \textit{fragile} topology that has appeared very recently.~We then argue that in the many-band limit the stable Wilson loop winding is only determined by the Fu-Kane-Mele ${\mathbb{Z}}_2$ invariant implying that further stable topological phases must belong to the class of higher-order topological insulators.

27 pages, 13 figures, v2: minor corrections, new references included, v3: metastable topology of split EBRs emphasized, v4: prepared for publication

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