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Jongjun M Lee1, Chenhua Geng2, Jae Whan Park3
1Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
We propose a new principle to realize flatbands which are robust in real materials, based on a network superstructure of one-dimensional segments. This mechanism is naturally realized in the nearly commensurate charge-density wave of 1T-TaS_{2} with the honeycomb network of conducting domain walls, and the resulting flatband can naturally explain the enhanced superconductivity. We also show that corner states, which are a hallmark of the higher-order topological insulators, appear in the network superstructure.
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