Distinct Topological Crystalline Phases in Models for the Strongly Correlated Topological Insulator SmB6

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SmB6 was recently proposed to be both a strong topological insulator and a topological crystalline insulator. For this and related cubic topological Kondo insulators, we prove the existence of four different topological phases, distinguished by the sign of mirror Chern numbers. We characterize these phases in terms of simple observables, and we provide concrete tight-binding models for each phase. Based on theoretical and experimental results for SmB6 we conclude that it realizes the phase with Ckz=0+=+2, Ckz=π+=+1, Ckx=ky+=-1, and we propose a corresponding minimal model.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number156404
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume115
Issue number15
Publication statusPublished - 9 Oct 2015
Peer-reviewedYes

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