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Observation of supersymmetric pseudo-Landau levels in strained microwave graphene
Using an array of coupled microwave resonators arranged in a deformed honeycomb lattice, we experimentally observe the formation of pseudo-Landau levels in the whole crossover from vanishing to large pseudomagnetic field strengths. This result is achieved by utilising an adaptable setup in a geometr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7438506/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32864121 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41377-020-00351-2 |
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author | Bellec, Matthieu Poli, Charles Kuhl, Ulrich Mortessagne, Fabrice Schomerus, Henning |
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description | Using an array of coupled microwave resonators arranged in a deformed honeycomb lattice, we experimentally observe the formation of pseudo-Landau levels in the whole crossover from vanishing to large pseudomagnetic field strengths. This result is achieved by utilising an adaptable setup in a geometry that is compatible with the pseudo-Landau levels at all field strengths. The adopted approach enables us to observe the fully formed flat-band pseudo-Landau levels spectrally as sharp peaks in the photonic density of states and image the associated wavefunctions spatially, where we provide clear evidence for a characteristic nodal structure reflecting the previously elusive supersymmetry in the underlying low-energy theory. In particular, we resolve the full sublattice polarisation of the anomalous 0th pseudo-Landau level, which reveals a deep connection to zigzag edge states in the unstrained case. |
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spelling | pubmed-74385062020-08-27 Observation of supersymmetric pseudo-Landau levels in strained microwave graphene Bellec, Matthieu Poli, Charles Kuhl, Ulrich Mortessagne, Fabrice Schomerus, Henning Light Sci Appl Article Using an array of coupled microwave resonators arranged in a deformed honeycomb lattice, we experimentally observe the formation of pseudo-Landau levels in the whole crossover from vanishing to large pseudomagnetic field strengths. This result is achieved by utilising an adaptable setup in a geometry that is compatible with the pseudo-Landau levels at all field strengths. The adopted approach enables us to observe the fully formed flat-band pseudo-Landau levels spectrally as sharp peaks in the photonic density of states and image the associated wavefunctions spatially, where we provide clear evidence for a characteristic nodal structure reflecting the previously elusive supersymmetry in the underlying low-energy theory. In particular, we resolve the full sublattice polarisation of the anomalous 0th pseudo-Landau level, which reveals a deep connection to zigzag edge states in the unstrained case. Nature Publishing Group UK 2020-08-19 /pmc/articles/PMC7438506/ /pubmed/32864121 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41377-020-00351-2 Text en © The Author(s) 2020, corrected publication 2021 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Article Bellec, Matthieu Poli, Charles Kuhl, Ulrich Mortessagne, Fabrice Schomerus, Henning Observation of supersymmetric pseudo-Landau levels in strained microwave graphene |
title | Observation of supersymmetric pseudo-Landau levels in strained microwave graphene |
title_full | Observation of supersymmetric pseudo-Landau levels in strained microwave graphene |
title_fullStr | Observation of supersymmetric pseudo-Landau levels in strained microwave graphene |
title_full_unstemmed | Observation of supersymmetric pseudo-Landau levels in strained microwave graphene |
title_short | Observation of supersymmetric pseudo-Landau levels in strained microwave graphene |
title_sort | observation of supersymmetric pseudo-landau levels in strained microwave graphene |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7438506/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32864121 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41377-020-00351-2 |
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