2023/12/17 by Yonatan Betancur-Ocampo, Betancur-Ocampo, Yonatan, G. Monsiváis +1
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates #FOS: Physical sciences #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) #Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures #Topological Materials and Phenomena
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2312.10621
openalex publication_date 2023/12/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) lattices have helped to understand key concepts of topological insulators. In this paper, we study the transmission properties of pn junctions of bearded SSH lattices forming a bipartite structure. From a tight-binding approach, a Bloch Hamiltonian depicts the electron behavior as a massive pseudo-spin one particle in quasi-one-dimensional systems. It is possible to design the band structure of these lattices by tuning the on-site energy and hopping parameters. The characteristic flat band of pseudo-spin one systems can be bent by the staggered potential of the bottom atom in the bearded edge. We explore interband transmissions from the bent flat band to the valence one of a bipartite structure, where Klein tunneling can be obtained depending on the hopping parameter associated with the bearded edge. The identification of Klein tunneling signatures is feasible in artificial lattices such as photonic lattices, elastic resonators, topolectric circuits, or quantum dot arrangements. On the other hand, the study of Klein tunneling in polyatomic molecules may contribute to advance in one-dimensional transistors.