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Colloquium: Topological state in Mott insulator
Add to Calendar 2022-10-27T19:45:00 2022-10-27T20:45:00 UTC Colloquium: Topological state in Mott insulator 101 Osmond and Zoom: https://psu.zoom.us/j/93946951319?pwd=dFVHR21XbDExR0JQanNBUldENEFvQT09
Start DateThu, Oct 27, 2022
3:45 PM
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End DateThu, Oct 27, 2022
4:45 PM
Presented By
Liang Fu, MIT
Event Series: Physics Colloquium

Band topology and electron correlation are two central themes of quantum condensed matter physics. Band topology arises from the wave nature of electron, as manifested in Chern insulators by the presence of extended chiral states at the edge. On the other hand, correlation effects are associated with the particle nature of electron, which enable Mott insulators at half band filling. Motivated by recent experiments on semiconductor moire heterostructures, I will describe a theory of interaction-induced topological Chern insulator that emerges from an antiferromagnetic Mott insulator. By tuning the electric field to invert the charge transfer gap, a continuous Mott to Chern insulator transition is achieved, leading to the appearance of a chiral spin structure and the quantum anomalous Hall effect.