A Fractionalized Quantum Spin Hall Effect

dc.creatorYoung, Michael W.
dc.creatorLee, Sung-Sik
dc.creatorKallin, Catherine
dc.date2008-03-05
dc.date2008-08-19
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dc.descriptionEffects of electron correlations on a two dimensional quantum spin Hall (QSH) system are studied. We examine possible phases of a generalized Hubbard model on a bilayer honeycomb lattice with a spin-orbit coupling and short range electron-electron repulsions at half filling, based on the slave rotor mean-field theory. Besides the conventional QSH phase and a broken-symmetry insulating phase, we find a new phase, a fractionalized quantum spin Hall phase, where the QSH effect arises for fractionalized spinons which carry only spin but not charge. Experimental manifestations of the exotic phase and effects of fluctuations beyond the saddle point approximation are also discussed.
dc.description6 pages, 2 figures; v3) discussions on the stability of the edge modes added
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0803.0756
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0803.0756
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. B 78, 125316 (2008)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevB.78.125316
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/168972
dc.subjectStrongly Correlated Electrons
dc.subjectMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
dc.titleA Fractionalized Quantum Spin Hall Effect
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