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Supersymmetry in an interacting Majorana model on the kagome lattice

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We construct a supersymmetric model of interacting Majorana fermions on the kagome lattice. In the infinite-coupling limit, the model exhibits an extensively degenerate ground state manifold separated in two topological… Click to show full abstract

We construct a supersymmetric model of interacting Majorana fermions on the kagome lattice. In the infinite-coupling limit, the model exhibits an extensively degenerate ground state manifold separated in two topological sectors, in addition to two parity supersectors. An exact solution for thin-torus geometries allows us to analytically construct the entire zero-energy ground state manifold. Upon inclusion of hopping terms with energy scale $g$, the supersymmetry is spontaneously broken with the ground state energy density scaling as ${g}^{4}$. We also briefly discuss the noninteracting limit of the model, which exhibits a zero-energy flat band and Majorana Chern bands.

Keywords: kagome lattice; ground state; supersymmetry; model; energy; interacting majorana

Journal Title: Physical Review B
Year Published: 2019

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