Topological flat bands in frustrated kagome lattice CoSn
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Kang, Mingu; Fang, S; Ye, Linda; Po, Hoi Chun; Denlinger, J; Jozwiak, C; Bostwick, A; Rotenberg, E; Kaxiras, E; Checkelsky, Joseph; Comin, Riccardo; ... Show more Show less
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Electronic flat bands in momentum space, arising from strong localization of electrons in real space, are an ideal stage to realize strongly-correlated phenomena. Theoretically, the flat bands can naturally arise in certain geometrically frustrated lattices, often with nontrivial topology if combined with spin-orbit coupling. Here, we report the observation of topological flat bands in frustrated kagome metal CoSn, using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and band structure calculations. Throughout the entire Brillouin zone, the bandwidth of the flat band is suppressed by an order of magnitude compared to the Dirac bands originating from the same orbitals. The frustration-driven nature of the flat band is directly confirmed by the chiral d-orbital texture of the corresponding real-space Wannier functions. Spin-orbit coupling opens a large gap of 80 meV at the quadratic touching point between the Dirac and flat bands, endowing a nonzero Z2 invariant to the flat band. These findings demonstrate that kagome-derived flat bands are a promising platform for novel emergent phases of matter at the confluence of strong correlation and topology.
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2020-08Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of PhysicsJournal
Nature Communications
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Kang, Mingu et al. "Topological flat bands in frustrated kagome lattice CoSn." Nature Communications 11, 1 (August 2020): 4004 © 2020 The Author(s)
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2041-1723