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SUBMITTER: Munoz F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6255788 | biostudies-other | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Munoz F F Pinilla Fernanda F Mella J J Molina Mario I MI
Scientific reports 20181126 1
We propose a generalization of the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger (SSH) model of the bipartite lattice, consisting of a periodic array of domain walls. The low-energy description is governed by the superposition of localized states at each domain wall, forming an effective mono-atomic chain at a larger scale. When the domain walls are dimerized, topologically protected edge states can appear, just like in the original SSH model. These new edge states are formed exclusively by soliton-like states and there ...[more]