Journal
PHYSICAL REVIEW B
Volume 105, Issue 20, Pages -Publisher
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.105.L201114
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [11974062, 12147102, 12074108]
- Chongqing Natural Science Foundation [cstc2019jcyj-msxmX0563]
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics
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This paper theoretically investigates topological phase transitions and establishes the quadrupole topological insulator (QTI) phase in a periodically driven system with disorder. The results show that the Floquet QTI phase can emerge from a topologically trivial band structure driven by elliptically polarized irradiation, and an intriguing QTI phase which necessitates the simultaneous presence of disorder and periodic driving can be revealed starting from a pure and static system with trivial topology. Furthermore, it is revealed that particle-hole symmetry is sufficient to protect the QTI.
The quadrupole topological insulator (QTI) has attracted intense studies as a prototype of symmetry-protected higher-order topological phases of matter with a quantized quadrupole moment. The realization of QTIs has been reported in various static settings with periodic structures. Here, we theoretically investigate topological phase transitions and establish the QTI phase in a periodically driven system with disorder. In the clean limit, the Floquet QTI phase emerges from a topologically trivial band structure driven by elliptically polarized irradiation. More strikingly, starting from a pure and static system with trivial topology, we unveil an intriguing QTI phase which necessitates the simultaneous presence of disorder and periodic driving. Furthermore, we reveal that particle-hole symmetry is sufficient to protect the QTI. Our work not only establishes a strategy to design QTIs but also enriches the symmetry-protected mechanism of higher-order topology.
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