Dynamical phases in quenched spin–orbit-coupled degenerate Fermi gas

Ying Dong, Lin Dong, Ming Gong () and Han Pu ()
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Ying Dong: Hangzhou Normal University
Lin Dong: Rice Quantum Institute, Rice University
Ming Gong: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Han Pu: Rice Quantum Institute, Rice University

Nature Communications, 2015, vol. 6, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract The spin–orbit-coupled degenerate Fermi gas provides a new platform for realizing topological superfluids and related topological excitations. However, previous studies have been mainly focused on the topological properties of the stationary ground state. Here, we investigate the quench dynamics of a spin–orbit-coupled two-dimensional Fermi gas in which the Zeeman field serves as the major quench parameter. Three post-quench dynamical phases are identified according to the asymptotic behaviour of the order parameter. In the undamped phase, a persistent oscillation of the order parameter may support a topological Floquet state with multiple edge states. In the damped phase, the magnitude of the order parameter approaches a constant via a power-law decay, which may support a dynamical topological phase with one edge state at the boundary. In the overdamped phase, the order parameter decays to zero exponentially although the condensate fraction remains finite. These predictions can be observed in the strong-coupling regime.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7103

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