Qi-Wu-Zhang model

This UI interface allows for continuous control of the parameters in Qi-Wu-Zhang's quantum anomalous Hall model. Both the Fermi surface, band dispersion, and Berry curvature for the upper and lower bands are calculated and updated interactively in real-time.

Click the "Launch" button to access the main panel displaying various quantities from the Qi-Wu-Zhang model.

In the main panel, the definition of the parameters "A" "B" "m" and "\mu" can be find in Qi-Wu-Zhang's paper, which control the electronic structure as well as topological invariant. 

The control variable "Im{Σ}" represents the imaginary part of the self-energy in the spectral function and contributes to the spectral weight displayed in the upper plots.

If the control variable "update" is set to 1 (or 0), tuning Haldane's parameters will (or will not) automatically update the Berry curvatures shown in the lower panels.

The control variable "HQ" controls the grid resolution for Berry curvature calculations. Setting HQ = 0 uses a coarse grid for faster calculations, while HQ = 1 results in a finer grid, producing smoother data but taking longer.

Additionally, we automatically calculate the Chern number by integrating the Berry curvature across the Brillouin zone, displaying the Chern number for each band.

 

Additionally, there are two other buttons:

  1. Clicking "3D" will calculate the 3D spectral function of the Qi-Wu-Zhang bands and display it using the 3D smart displayer (refer to the manual from a recent project for more details).
  2. Clicking Chern" will compute the Chern number as a function of the mass term "m" under the current settings of "A" "B" and "\mu".

 

X.-L. Qi, Y.-S. Wu, and S.-C. Zhang, Topological quantization of the spin Hall effect in two-dimensional paramagnetic semiconductors, Phys. Rev. B 74, 085308 (2006).
Ref: https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.74.085308

 

Images:

Main panel Functions Chern(m)

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Release File: Qi-Wu-Zhang model.pxp (121.05 KB)
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OS Compatibility: Mac-Intel
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This function is part of the Kong Panel, an Igor Pro package developed by the author for processing STM data and performing simple model calculations.

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