A Quantized Interband Topological Index in Two-Dimensional Systems

Abstract

We introduce a novel gauge-invariant, quantized interband index in two-dimensional (2D) multiband systems. It provides a bulk topological classification of a submanifold of parameter space (e.g., an electron valley in a Brillouin zone), and therefore overcomes difficulties in characterizing topology of submanifolds. We confirm its topological nature by numerically demonstrating a one-to-one correspondence to the valley Chern number in $k\cdot p$ models (e.g., gapped Dirac fermion model), and the first Chern number in lattice models (e.g., Haldane model). Furthermore, we derive a band-resolved topological charge and demonstrate that it can be used to investigate the nature of edge states due to band inversion in valley systems like multilayer graphene.

6 pages and 3 figures in main text, 2 pages in supplementary material

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