Robust Flat Bands with Tunable Energies in Honeycomb Superlattices
arXiv:2012.07806
Abstract
Flat bands in lattice models have provided useful platforms for studying strong correlation and topological physics. Recently, honeycomb superlattices have been shown to host flat bands that persist in the presence of local perturbations respecting lattice symmetries. We analytically derive the flat band energies in the presence of longer range hopping and find that the energies of flat bands are tunable by these perturbations. In real space, the wave function is constructed from standing waves on each honeycomb edge, allowing the construction of plaquette and loop eigenstates due to destructive interference in real space that give rise to the flat bands robust against long range hoppings.
arXiv comment6 pages, 4 figures
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