Edge Reconstruction in a Quantum Spin Hall Insulator
arXiv:2508.10726 · doi:10.1103/98j3-424f
Abstract
We study interaction-driven edge reconstruction in a quantum spin Hall insulator described by the Bernevig-Hughes-Zhang model with Kanamori-Hubbard interactions using the real-space density matrix renormalization group method in both the grand-canonical and canonical ensembles. For a two-dimensional cylinder with a smooth edge, we identify discrete particle-number transitions that lead to a spin-polarized edge state stabilized by an emergent ferromagnetic exchange interaction. The reconstruction is orbital-selective, occurring predominantly in the -orbital channel. Our results reveal a microscopic mechanism for emergent fluctuating moments at the edge that could compromise the topological protection of helical edge states by time reversal symmetry.
6 pages with End Matter, 4 pages supplement, For associated data and code repository see: https://github.com/DelMaestroGroup/papers-code-BHZUEdgeReconstruction
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