Volkov-Pankratov states on the edge of a quantum spin Hall system
arXiv:2208.13799 · doi:10.1088/1367-2630/ad1ebb
Abstract
Volkov-Pankratov (VP) states are a family of sub-gap states which appear at the smooth interface/domain wall between topologically distinct gapped states. We study the emergence of such states in the edge spectrum of a quantum spin Hall system subjected to a smoothly varying mass term (Zeeman field) that switches sign at a given spatial point. Both the VP states at non-zero energy and the zero energy Jackiw-Rebbi mode stay localized at the interfacial region, however, the former feature several distinctive signatures compared to the latter such as non-trivial spin textures that can be characterized by a winding number in real space. On applying an electric field, the texture deforms leaving its winding number unaltered. Moreover, the VP states exhibit an intriguing interplay between the electric and the magnetic field with a collapse of the spectrum onto the zero mode when they are equal in magnitude. Quantum transport simulations on a 2D lattice model are performed to undergird our theoretical prediction.
arXiv comment10 pages, 5 figures
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