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arxiv: 1101.3652 · v1 · pith:W7I4BVSWnew · submitted 2011-01-19 · ❄️ cond-mat.str-el · cond-mat.other

Three-dimensional topological insulators in the octahedron-decorated cubic lattice

classification ❄️ cond-mat.str-el cond-mat.other
keywords topologicallatticefractionsinsulatorsbandcubicfillingindices
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We investigate a tight-binding model of the octahedron-decorated cubic lattice with spin-orbit coupling. We calculate the band structure of the lattice and evaluate the Z_2 topological indices. According to the Z_2 topological indices and the band structure, we present the phase diagrams of the lattice with different filling fractions. We find that the $(1;111)$ and $(1;000)$ strong topological insulators occur in some range of parameters at 1/6, 1/2 and 2/3 filling fractions. Additionally, the $(0;111)$ weak topological insulator is found at 1/6 and 2/3 filing fractions. We analyze and discuss the characteristics of these topological insulators and their surfaces states.

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