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Theory of glide symmetry protected helical edge states in a WTe2 monolayer

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B
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  1. Univ. of Wurzburg (Germany); Wroclaw Univ. of Science and Technology (Poland); Univ. of Ottawa, ON (Canada)
  2. Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
  3. ShanghaiTech Univ. (China)
  4. Univ. of Zurich (Switzerland)
  5. Univ. of Wurzburg (Germany)

Helical edge states in quantum spin Hall (QSH) materials are central building blocks of topological matter design and engineering. Despite their principal topological protection against elastic backscattering, the level of operational stability depends on manifold parameters such as the band gap of the given semiconductor system in the “inverted” regime, temperature, disorder, and crystal orientation. Here, we theoretically investigate electronic and transport properties of QSH edge states in large gap 1-T' WTe2 monolayers. We explore the impact of edge termination, disorder, temperature, and interactions on experimentally addressable edge state observables, such as local density of states and conductance. We show that conductance quantization can remain surprisingly robust even for heavily disordered samples because of an anomalously small edge state decay length and additional protection related to the large direct gap allowed by glide symmetry. From the simulation of temperature-dependent resistance, we find that moderate disorder enhances the stability of conductance by localizing bulk states. We evaluate the edge state velocity and Luttinger liquid parameter as functions of the chemical potential, finding prospects for physics beyond linear helical Luttinger liquids in samples with ultraclean and well-defined edges.

Research Organization:
National Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers (United States). The Quantum Science Center (QSC)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
2424080
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Journal Name: Physical Review. B Journal Issue: 19 Vol. 107; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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