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28 March 2024
 
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Time Reversal Polarization and a Z_2 Adiabatic Spin Pump
Liang Fu ; C.L. Kane ;
Date 14 Jun 2006
Subject Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall Effect
AbstractWe introduce and analyze a class of one dimensional insulating Hamiltonians which, when adiabatically varied in an appropriate closed cycle, define a "$Z_2$ pump". For an isolated system a single closed cycle of the pump changes the expectation value of the spin at each end even when spin orbit interactions violate the conservation of spin. A second cycle, however returns the system to its original state. When coupled to leads, we show that the $Z_2$ pump functions as a spin pump in a sense which we define, and transmits a finite, though non quantized spin in each cycle. We show that the $Z_2$ pump is characterized by a $Z_2$ topological invariant that is analogous to the Chern invariant that characterizes a topological charge pump. The $Z_2$ pump is closely related to the quantum spin Hall effect, which is characterized by a related $Z_2$ invariant. This work presents an alternative formulation which clarifies both the physical and mathematical meaning of that invariant. A crucial role is played by time reversal symmetry, and we introduce the concept of the time reversal polarization, which characterizes time reversal invariant Hamiltonians and signals the presence or absence of Kramers degenerate end states. For non interacting electrons we derive a formula for the time reversal polarization which is analogous to the Berry’s phase formulation of the charge polarization. For interacting electrons, we show that abelian bosonization provides a simple formulation of the time reversal polarization. We discuss implications for the quantum spin Hall effect, and argue in particular that the $Z_2$ classification of the quantum spin Hall effect is valid in the presence of electron electron interactions.
Source arXiv, cond-mat/0606336
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