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Symmetry plays a crucial role in understanding topological phases in materials. In one-dimensional systems, such as the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model, chiral symmetry is thought to ensure the quantization of the Zak phase and the nontrivial topological phase. However, our work demonstrates that the one-dimensional lattice system with broken chiral symmetry can still possess quantized Zak phase and nontrivial topological phase. Specifically, we use a Bose-Einstein condensate of 87Rb atoms in a momentum space lattice of ultracold atoms to effectively simulate a one-dimensional Zigzag model of 26 sites, which intrinsically breaks the chiral symmetry by additional next-nearest-neighbor coupling. To ensure the existence of the nontrivial topological phase, where the Zak phase can be measured from the time-averaged displacement during the system’s evolution, we need to preserve the inversion symmetry by modulating laser power so that all next-nearest-neighbor coupling strengths are equal. Furthermore, by changing the ratio of nearest-neighbor coupling strengths, we observe a topological phase transition from a nontrivial topological phase to a trivial topological phase at the point where the ratio equals 1. Our work demonstrates that the ultracold atom system provides a controllable platform for studying the symmetrical phase and topological phase, with the potential to explore nonlinear topological phenomena by increasing the interactions among atoms. In addition, our system can be used to investigate other interesting topological phenomena with more complex models, such as critical phenomena at the phase transitions and flat band structures in the extended SSH model with long-range coupling. By controlling the coupling strengths, we can also explore the influence of different symmetries on the topological properties of extended SSH models in the future. Moreover, our platform makes it possible to studythe models with more energy bands, such as the Aharonov-Bohm caging model with a three-level structure, which shows peculiar flat-band properties. This work provides opportunities for various studies in the fields of symmetry, topology, and the interaction of controllable quantum systems.
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Keywords:
- symmetry /
- topological invariant /
- Zak phase /
- momentum space lattice
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图 1 (a) 一维Zigzag模型示意图, 格点之间的最近邻耦合强度为$ u_1 $和$ u_2 $, 次近邻耦合强度为$ v_1 $和$ v_2 $; (b) Zigzag模型的能带分布图; (c), (d)在系统不同的$ u_1/u_2 $情况下, Zigzag模型的环绕数和Zak相位的变化结果, 参数为$ v_1=v_2 $, $ v_1/u_2=0.4 $
Figure 1. (a) Schematic diagram of a one-dimensional (1D) Zigzag model with nearest-neighbor coupling strengths $ u_1 $ and $ u_2 $ and next-nearest-neighbor coupling strengths $ v_1 $ and $ v_2 $; (b) band structure of the Zigzag model; (c), (d) variations of the winding number and Zak phase of the Zigzag model as a function of $ u_1/u_2 $, with parameters $ v_1 = v_2 $ and $ v_1/u_2 = 0.4 $.
图 2 实现一维Zigzag晶格 (a)利用Bragg过程实现一维动量晶格(上部分)和通过时间飞行成像探测原子数分布(下部分); (b)动量晶格中的原子色散曲线, 分别利用一阶和二阶Bragg跃迁耦合最近邻和次近邻格点
Figure 2. Realization of 1D Zigzag lattice: (a) 1D momentum lattice realized using Bragg processes (upper part) and visualized via time-of-flight imaging (lower part); (b) atomic dispersion curve in the momentum lattice includes first-order and second-order Bragg transitions, which are used to couple the nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor lattice sites.
图 3 时间平均波包位移的测量 (a) $ u_1/u_2=2 $时, 系统的动力学演化过程, 其中左图为实验结果, 右图为数值模拟结果; (b) 通过(5)式得到的图(a)对应的TAMD的演化结果; (c), (d) $ u_1/u_2=0.4 $时, 测量得到的动力学演化过程和TAMD演化结果. 图中采用的实验参数: L = 26, $ v_1=v_2=0.15 $ kHz, $ u_2=0.35 $ kHz, 演化时长为$ 3.1\hbar/u_2 $, 时间间隔为$ 0.11\hbar/u_2 $
Figure 3. Measurement of time-averaged wavepacket displacement: (a) Dynamics evolution of the system for $ u_1/u_2=2 $, where the left plot shows experimental results, and the right plot presents numerical simulations; (b) evolution of TAMD corresponding to panel (a) obtained using Eq. (5); (c), (d) dynamics evolution and TAMD results were obtained for $ u_1/u_2=0.4 $. Experimental parameters: L = 26, $ v_1=v_2=0.15 $ kHz, $ u_2=0.35 $ kHz, an evolution time of $ 3.1\hbar/u_2 $, and a time interval of $ 0.11\hbar/u_2 $.
图 4 不同$ u_1/u_2 $的Zigzag模型对应的TAMD变化曲线. 图中灰色虚线是理想模型对应的结果
Figure 4. Variation curves of TAMD for different $ u_1/u_2 $ in the Zigzag model. Gray dashed lines indicate results from the ideal model.
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[2] Tsui D C, Stormer H L, Gossard A C 1982 Phys. Rev. Lett. 48 1559
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[10] Zak J 1989 Phys. Rev. Lett. 62 2747
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