Journal
PHYSICAL REVIEW B
Volume 85, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.85.115415
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- NSF [DMR-1005838]
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We develop a technique for constructing Bloch-like functions for 2D Z(2) insulators (i.e., quantum spin-Hall insulators) that are smooth functions of k on the entire Brillouin-zone torus. As the initial step, the occupied subspace of the insulator is decomposed into a direct sum of two Chern bands, that is, topologically nontrivial subspaces with opposite Chern numbers. This decomposition remains robust independent of underlying symmetries or specific model features. Starting with the Chern bands obtained in this way, we construct a topologically nontrivial unitary transformation that rotates the occupied subspace into a direct sum of topologically trivial subspaces, thus facilitating a Wannier construction. The procedure is validated and illustrated by applying it to the Kane-Mele model.
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