Topological charge pump by surface acoustic waves
Zheng Yi, Feng Shi-Ping, Yang Shi-Jie
       

Energy band structure of E versus time t for (a) V0 = 20ER and (b) V0 = 30ER. The amplitude of the SAW is fixed as VSAW = 30ER and q = 2. Panel (b) shows that a band crossing occurs between the 2nd and 3rd bands as V0 increases. Panels (c) and (d) are the topographical maps of the Berry curvature distributions for the 3rd and 4th bands at V0 = 20ER. The integrations over the BZ give rise to the Chern number of 0 and 1, respectively.