Second-order topological corner states in zigzag graphene nanoflake with different types of edge magnetic configurations

Abstract

We study the energy spectrum and energy levels of the extended Kane-Mele model with magnetic atoms on their zigzag edges. It is demonstrated that the edges of ferromagnetism or antiferromagnetism are enough to break the time-reversal symmetry and host one-dimensional gapped edge states. Thus, a second-order topological phase transition could happen, which leads to the emergence of topological in-gap zero-dimensional corner states. We also prove that the in-gap corner states are robust against corner defects and magnetic disorder. Our proposal based on the edge antiferromagnetism shows that the high-order topological states can be realized, although the net magnetization of the material is zero. In addition, we discuss the influence of spin magnetization orientation on the degeneracy and energy of in-gap corner states.

9 pages, 8 figures

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