Lian Biao, Liu Zhaochen, Zhang Yuanbo, Wang Jing
Princeton Center for Theoretical Science, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA.
State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Phys Rev Lett. 2020 Mar 27;124(12):126402. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.126402.
We construct a continuum model for the moiré superlattice of twisted bilayer MnBi_{2}Te_{4}, and study the band structure of the bilayer in both ferromagnetic (FM) and antiferromagnetic (AFM) phases. We find the system exhibits highly tunable Chern bands with Chern number up to 3. We show that a twist angle of 1° turns the highest valence band into a flat band with Chern number ±1 that is isolated from all other bands in both FM and AFM phases. This result provides a promising platform for realizing time-reversal breaking correlated topological phases, such as fractional Chern insulator and p+ip topological superconductor. In addition, our calculation indicates that the twisted stacking facilitates the emergence of quantum anomalous Hall effect in MnBi_{2}Te_{4}.
我们构建了一个用于扭曲双层MnBi₂Te₄的莫尔超晶格的连续体模型,并研究了双层在铁磁(FM)和反铁磁(AFM)相中的能带结构。我们发现该系统展现出具有高达3的陈数的高度可调陈能带。我们表明,1°的扭曲角将最高价带转变为具有陈数±1的平带,该平带在FM和AFM相中均与所有其他能带隔离。这一结果为实现时间反演破缺的相关拓扑相,如分数量子陈绝缘体和p + ip拓扑超导体,提供了一个有前景的平台。此外,我们的计算表明,扭曲堆叠促进了MnBi₂Te₄中量子反常霍尔效应的出现。