Symmetry protected topological phases for 1-dimensional spin-1 antiferromagnets

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Abstract

Symmetry protected topological phases for 1-dimensional S=1 antiferromagnets respecting D2+T symmetry (D2 is a point group and T is the time reversal symmetry) are studied. There are 15 different nontrivial topological phases, all of them are non-symmetry-breaking. One of these phases is the usual Haldane phase, and the others are new. We find that four of the nontrivial SPT phases can be realized in spin-1 chains and the rest can be realized in spin-1 ladders. We propose experimental methods to distinguish all of these phases.

Authors

  • Zheng-Xin Liu

    Tsinghua university

  • Xie Chen

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Xiao-Gang Wen

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, MIT, Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology