Quantum pumping induced by disorder in one dimension

The topological property in one dimension is protected by symmetry. Based on a concrete model, we study the effect of disorder preserving or breaking the symmetry and show the nature of symmetry protecting in the one dimensional topological phase. A stable quantum pumping can be constructed within the topological model. It is shown that an integer charge is pumped across a periodic chain in a cyclic process. Furthermore we find that not only the quantum pumping is stable to on-site disorder, but also can be induced by it. These results may be realized experimentally using quasicrystals. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.