Stable Flatbands, Topology, and Superconductivity of Magic Honeycomb Networks

Phys Rev Lett. 2020 Apr 3;124(13):137002. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.137002.

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.