Interaction-induced edge states in anisotropic non-Fermi liquids

Abstract

We devise an approach to calculation of scaling dimensions of generic operators describing scattering within multi-channel Luttinger liquid. The local impurity scattering in arbitrary configuration of conducting and insulating channels is investigated and the problem is reduced to a single algebraic matrix equation. The application to a semi-infinite array of chains described by Luttinger liquid models demonstrates that for a weak inter-chain hybridisation and intra-channel electron-electron attraction the edge wire is robust against disorder whereas bulk wires, on contrary, become insulating in some region of inter-chain interaction parameters. This result proves that the edge states may exist in disordered anisotropic strongly correlated systems without time-reversal symmetry breaking or spin-orbit interaction and provide quantized low-temperature transport.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03823-5
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Systems analytics research institute (SARI)
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Uncontrolled Keywords: General
Publication ISSN: 2045-2322
Last Modified: 08 Jan 2024 08:26
Date Deposited: 10 Jul 2017 10:15
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2017-06-14
Accepted Date: 2017-05-04
Submitted Date: 2017-02-08
Authors: Yurkevich, Igor V. (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-1447-8913)

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