Flat-band solutions in D-dimensional decorated diamond and pyrochlore lattices: Reduction to molecular problem

Flat-band models have been of particular interest from both fundamental aspects and realization in materials. Beyond the canonical examples such as Lieb lattices and line graphs, a variety of tight-binding models are found to possess flat bands. However, the analytical treatment of dispersion relations is limited, especially when there are multiple flat bands with different energies. In this paper, we present how to determine flat-band energies and wave functions in tight-binding models on decorated diamond and pyrochlore lattices in generic dimensions D 2. For two and three dimensions, such lattice structures are relevant to various organic and inorganic materials, and thus our method will be useful to analyze the band structures of these materials.

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Flat-band models have attracted significant interest for their fundamental aspects and material realization. This paper presents a method to determine flat-band energies and wave functions in tight-binding models on decorated diamond and pyrochlore lattices in generic dimensions, which are relevant to various organic and inorganic materials in two and three dimensions.