Time-reversal-invariant hofstadter-hubbard model with ultracold fermions

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Contributors

  • Daniel Cocks - , Goethe University Frankfurt a.M. (Author)
  • Peter P. Orth - , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Author)
  • Stephan Rachel - , Chair of Theoretical Solid State Physics, Yale University, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Michael Buchhold - , Goethe University Frankfurt a.M. (Author)
  • Karyn Le Hur - , Yale University, Ecole Polytechnique (Author)
  • Walter Hofstetter - , Goethe University Frankfurt a.M. (Author)

Abstract

We consider the time-reversal-invariant Hofstadter-Hubbard model which can be realized in cold-atom experiments. In these experiments, an additional staggered potential and an artificial Rashba-type spin-orbit coupling are available. Without interactions, the system exhibits various phases such as topological and normal insulator, metal as well as semi-metal phases with two or even more Dirac cones. Using a combination of real-space dynamical mean-field theory and analytical techniques, we discuss the effect of on-site interactions and determine the corresponding phase diagram. In particular, we investigate the semi-metal to antiferromagnetic insulator transition and the stability of different topological insulator phases in the presence of strong interactions. We compute spectral functions which allow us to study the edge states of the strongly correlated topological phases.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number205303
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume109
Issue number20
Publication statusPublished - 13 Nov 2012
Peer-reviewedYes

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