Topological edge states of massless fermion with non-quantized and zero Berry phases
Abstract
We investigate the bulk-boundary correspondence for massless Dirac fermion in α-T3 lattice where the Berry phase can be continuously tuned from π (graphene) to 0 (T3 or dice lattice) without modifying the energy dispersion. The topological origin of edge states is revealed by unitary transform of the Hamiltonian, which maps α-T3 zigzag ribbon (ZR) into stub Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) chain. In the Majorana representation of the eigenstates, the Z2 invariant is manifested by azimuthal winding numbers on the Bloch sphere. Particularly, T3 ZR exemplifies a topologically nontrivial system with zero Berry phase. Contrary to the conventional topological insulators, band gap closing in the corresponding stub SSH chain is not accompanied by a topological phase transition.
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