Tunable SSH model in ferromagnetic systems

Abstract

It is well known that the topology of Su-Schrieffer-Heeger(SSH) model, which belongs to AIII symmetry class, is protected by chiral symmetry. In this article, instead of chiral symmetry, we constrain the bulk Hamiltonian by a magnetic point group symmetry, which can be generated by a unitary symmetry and an anti-unitary symmetry. Under these symmetries, a four-band model can be block diagonalized into two 2-band models and each 2-band model is analogous to an SSH model. As the two 2-band models are individual, we call the four-band model double independent SSH (DISSH) model. Interestingly, since the symmetry requirements of DISSH model can be fulfilled in ferromagnetic systems, the discovery in this manuscript extends SSH model into ferromagnetic systems. Furthermore, we presented an example of DISSH model with a set of reasonable parameters to show that it is possible to manipulate the topological phase of DISSH model by tuning the magnetic moment in experiment.

arXiv comment6 pages, 4 figures

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