We study the combined effects of lattice deformation, e−e interaction, and spin-orbit coupling in a two-dimensional (2D) honeycomb lattice. We adopt different kinds of hopping modulation—generalized dimerization and a Kekulé distortion—and calculate topological invariants for the noninteracting system and for the interacting system. We identify the parameter range (Hubbard U, hopping modulation, spin-orbit coupling) where the 2D system behaves as a trivial insulator or quantum spin Hall insulator.

Topological properties of the bond-modulated honeycomb lattice / Grandi, F.; Manghi, Franca; Corradini, Olindo; Bertoni, Carlo Maria. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS. - ISSN 1098-0121. - STAMPA. - 91:11(2015), pp. 1-7.

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