Journal
PHYSICAL REVIEW B
Volume 92, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.92.075138
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Funding
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2011CB606405, 2011CB921901]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [11334006]
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We theoretically investigate the electronic properties of the interface between quantum spin Hall (QSH) and quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulators. A robust chiral gapless state, which substantially differs from edge states of QSH or QAH insulators, is predicted at the QSH/QAH interface using an effective Hamiltonian model. We systematically reveal distinctive properties of interface states between QSH and single-valley QAH, multivalley high-Chern-number QAH and valley-polarized QAH insulators based on tight-binding models using the interface Green's function method. As an example, first-principles calculations are conducted for the interface states between fully and semihydrogenated bismuth (111) thin films, verifying the existence of interface states in realistic material systems. Due to the physically protected junction structure, the interface state is expected to be more stable and insensitive than topological boundary states against edge defects and chemical decoration. Hence our results of the interface states provide a promising route towards enhancing the performance and stability of low-dissipation electronics in real environment.
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