Higher-order topological Mott insulator on the pyrochlore lattice

Abstract We provide the first unbiased evidence for a higher-order topological Mott insulator in three dimensions by numerically exact quantum Monte Carlo simulations. This insulating phase is adiabatically connected to a third-order topological insulator in the noninteracting limit, which features...

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Main Authors: Yuichi Otsuka, Tsuneya Yoshida, Koji Kudo, Seiji Yunoki, Yasuhiro Hatsugai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99213-z