Abstract
We numerically demonstrate that the topological corner states residing in the corners of higher-order topological insulator possess non-Abelian braiding properties. Such topological corner states are Dirac fermionic modes other than Majorana zero modes. We claim that Dirac fermionic modes protected by nontrivial topology also support non-Abelian braiding. An analytical description on such non-Abelian braiding is conducted based on the vortex-induced Dirac-type fermionic modes. Finally, the braiding operators for Dirac fermionic modes, especially their explicit matrix forms, are analytically derived and compared with the case of Majorana zero modes.
- Received 9 January 2020
- Revised 13 April 2020
- Accepted 17 June 2020
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.036801
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