Model non-Hermitian topological operators without skin effect

2023/09/21 by Salib, Daniel J., Das, Sanjib Kumar, Roy, Bitan · 2 citations
#Disordered Systems and Neural Networks (cond-mat.dis-nn) #FOS: Physical sciences #Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) #Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2309.12310

Abstract

We propose a general principle of constructing non-Hermitian (NH) operators for insulating and gapless topological phases in any dimension (d) that over an extended NH parameter regime feature real eigenvalues and zero-energy topological boundary modes, when in particular their Hermitian cousins are also topological. However, the topological zero modes disappear when the NH operators accommodate complex eigenvalues. These systems are always devoid of NH skin effects, thereby extending the realm of the bulk-boundary correspondence to NH systems in terms of solely the left or right zero-energy boundary localized eigenmodes. We showcase these general and robust outcomes for NH topological insulators in d=1,2 and 3, encompassing their higher-order incarnations, as well as for NH topological Dirac, Weyl and nodal-loop semimetals. Possible realizations of proposed NH topological phases in designer materials, optical lattices and classical metamaterials are highlighted.

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