Pinch-point spectral singularity from the interference of topological loop states
arXiv:2404.13533 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.110.L201109
Abstract
Pinch point is a spectral discontinuity found in the neutron diffraction image of spin ice. Similar spectral singularity is commonly observed in a broad range of systems that have a close connection with flat bands. We focus on the electron flat band and its two topologically distinct classes of wavefunction: the compact localized state (CLS), and the non-contractible loop state (NLS). We establish their simple mathematical relationship, showing that different Bloch NLSs can be derived as momentum derivatives of a Bloch CLS, depending on the approaching direction toward the singular point. This CLS-NLS correspondence helps visualize the pinch point as an interference pattern among NLSs through a ``polarizer", which encodes the information about the location of singular momentum and the experimental techniques like spin-polarized photoemission spectroscopy. It helps extract topological information knit to microscopic electronic and magnetic structures.
arXiv comment11 pages, 4 figures
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