Interplay between long range hopping and disorder in topological systems

Abstract

We extend the standard SSH model to include long range hopping and disorder, and study how the electronic and topological properties are affected. We show that long range hopping can change the symmetry class and the topological invariant, while diagonal and off-diagonal disorder lead to Anderson localization. Interestingly we find that the Lyapunov exponent $\gamma(E)$ can be linked in two ways to the topological properties in the presence of disorder: Either due to the different response of mid-gap states to increasing disorder, or due to an extra contribution to $\gamma$ due to the presence of edge modes. Finally we discuss its implications in realistic transport measurements.