Explicit derivation of the chiral and (generic) helical edge states for the Kane-Mele model: Closed expressions for the wave function, dispersion relation, and spin rotation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2212.11520v1
• Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2022 07:41:11 GMT
• Title: Explicit derivation of the chiral and (generic) helical edge states for the Kane-Mele model: Closed expressions for the wave function, dispersion relation, and spin rotation
• Authors: Fatemeh Rahmati, Mohsen Amini, Morteza Soltani, Mozhgan Sadeghizadeh
• Abstract summary: We focus on the Kane-Mele model with and without Rashba spin-orbit coupling as a well-known model. We derive explicit expressions for the wave functions, energy dispersion relations, and the spin rotations of the (generic) helical edge states. Our perturbative framework also allows deriving an explicit form for the rotation of the spins of the momentum edge states in the absence of axial spin symmetry.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: While one of the most important and intriguing features of the topological insulators is the presence of edge states, the closed-form expressions for the edge states of some famous topological models are still lacking. Here, we focus on the Kane-Mele model with and without Rashba spin-orbit coupling as a well-known model to describe a two-dimensional version of the $\mathbb{Z}_2$ topological insulator to study the properties of its edge states analytically. By considering the tight-binding model on a honeycomb lattice with zigzag boundaries and introducing a perturbative approach, we derive explicit expressions for the wave functions, energy dispersion relations, and the spin rotations of the (generic) helical edge states. To this end, we first map the edge states of the ribbon geometry into an effective two-leg ladder model with momentum-dependent energy parameters. Then, we split the Hamiltonian of the system into an unperturbed part and a perturbation. The unperturbed part has a flat-band energy spectrum and can be solved exactly which allows us to consider the remaining part of the Hamiltonian perturbatively. The resulting energy dispersion relation within the first-order perturbation, surprisingly, is in excellent agreement with the numerical spectra over a very wide range of wavenumbers. Our perturbative framework also allows deriving an explicit form for the rotation of the spins of the momentum edge states in the absence of axial spin symmetry due to the Rashba spin-orbit interaction.

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