Berry Phase Dynamics of Sliding Electron Crystals

Andrew J. Millis; Yongxin Zeng

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Berry Phase Dynamics of Sliding Electron Crystals

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Pith's one-line read Sliding electron crystals acquire a sideways Hall current that is not quantized in general.

desk verdict Corrects the naive parent-band Berry curvature guess for sliding AHC transport; central result is plausible but rests on an unquantified adiabatic assumption. read the letter →

arxiv 2412.03399 v2 pith:VYRU5W7X submitted 2024-12-04 cond-mat.mes-hall

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keywords anomalousHallcrystalWignerslidingdynamicsBerrycurvatureGalileaninvarianceconductancerhombohedralpentalayergraphenecenter-of-massmotion

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The reading

Electron crystals that spontaneously break translation symmetry—Wigner crystals and the anomalous Hall crystal, a topologically nontrivial honeycomb electron crystal with Chern number ±1—can slide coherently when an electric field is applied. This paper asks what happens to their transport when the parent band carries nontrivial quantum geometry. The answer is that an accelerating crystal acquires a transverse anomalous velocity, but the relevant Berry curvature is a property of the sliding many-body state, not a simple average of the single-particle Berry curvature of the parent band. The paper derives a net Hall conductance $\sigma_{xy}=-(C+C_{k_x\bar p_y}+2\pi n\,\Omega_{\bar p})e^2/h$ that is in general not quantized, and shows numerically in pentalayer graphene that the Galilean non-invariance correction can be about three times the band average for anomalous Hall crystals. If correct, the Hall response of a sliding crystal is governed by the interplay of its internal Chern number and center-of-mass Berry curvature, and cannot be inferred from the band geometry alone.

What carries the argument

The central object is the family of self-consistent sliding crystal states $|\Psi_{\bar x,\bar p}\rangle$ of Eq. (7), built by solving the Hartree-Fock problem in the moving frame $H_0-\mathbf{V}\cdot\mathbf{P}$; it is the manifold on which the semiclassical Lagrangian (Eq. (10)) is defined. The identity that carries the argument is the center-of-mass Berry curvature $\Omega_{\bar p}=\partial_{\bar p}\times A_{\bar p}$, whose connection $A_{\bar p}$ (Eq. (12)) splits into a weighted parent-band Berry connection plus a Galilean non-invariance term from the momentum deformation of the crystal states. The companion object is the mixed Chern tensor $C_{k_i\bar p_j}$ of Eq. (38), which measures how the internal Bloch-electron anomalous velocity responds to the crystal's acceleration. Together they produce Eq. (40), and Appendix D shows how gauge shifts of $\bar x$ are exactly compensated by opposite shifts of the internal electron velocities, so the total current is gauge invariant.

What would settle it

Run a disorder-free simulation of an anomalous Hall crystal driven by a dc electric field (for example, time-dependent Hartree-Fock or small-cluster exact evolution) and measure the transverse drift velocity per unit acceleration. The theory predicts this ratio equals $\Omega_{\bar p}$ evaluated on the adiabatic family—about three times the parent-band average in pentalayer graphene—so a drift matching the band average, or visibly exciting internal modes, would falsify the central result.

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Core claim

An accelerating electron crystal is described by center-of-mass equations of motion $\dot{\bar x}=\partial_{\bar p} E_{\bar p}-\dot{\bar p}\times\Omega_{\bar p}$ and $\dot{\bar p}=-\nabla U(\bar x)$, with a Berry curvature $\Omega_{\bar p}$ arising from the momentum dependence of the self-consistent crystal state. The paper's central result is Eq. (40): in the absence of pinning, the net Hall conductance is $\sigma_{xy}=-(C+C_{k_x\bar p_y}+2\pi n\,\Omega_{\bar p})e^2/h$, where $C$ is the Chern number of the crystal state, the topological integer that would give quantized Hall conductance in a static crystal, and $C_{k_x\bar p_y}$ is a mixed Chern tensor that is generically unquantized when Galilean invariance is broken. The correction matters: for anomalous Hall crystals the center-of-mass Berry curvature $\Omega_{\bar p}$ is roughly three times the parent-band average (Fig. 5), so the naive expectation that the Hall conductance follows the band average fails. Acceleration also shifts the internal Bloch-electron current away from its static, Chern-number-quantized value, and the two effects add to a total Hall conductance that in general lies between the quantized Chern value and the band-average estimate (Fig. 7).

Load-bearing premise

The load-bearing premise is that an accelerating crystal remains inside the manifold of self-consistent crystal states labeled by $(\bar x,\bar p)$; if acceleration excites internal deformations or other many-body degrees of freedom outside this manifold, the clean split between center-of-mass sliding and internal Bloch-electron motion, and therefore Eq. (40), breaks down.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

A pinned electron crystal has no center-of-mass anomalous velocity, so its Hall response is the quantized internal value $-Ce^2/h$ (zero for a Wigner crystal); depinning and acceleration turn on the unquantized correction of Eq. (40).
In an ac field, the center-of-mass Hall conductance is strongly frequency dependent: it grows roughly as $\omega^3$ at low frequency and saturates at $2\pi n\Omega_0 e^2/h$ when $\omega$ exceeds the pinning and relaxation scales.
For rhombohedral pentalayer graphene, the net Hall conductance of sliding crystals lies between $0$ and $e^2/h$, with anomalous Hall crystals giving about twice the magnitude of Wigner crystals; neither matches the parent-band average.
The effective mass extracted from the energy-momentum relation sets the Drude weight and the bulk plasmon dispersion, while the center-of-mass Berry curvature does not affect the leading plasmon and phonon dispersions but does give rise to chiral edge plasmons.
Because Galilean non-invariance makes a non-uniform external potential depend on both $\bar x$ and $\bar p$, potentials varying on the crystal scale produce momentum-dependent forces and position-dependent anomalous velocities, an effect absent in Galilean-invariant crystals.

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Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

A testable extension is to search for the predicted ac Hall signature—$\omega^3$ growth then saturation—in the pinned regime of pentalayer graphene, where it would directly expose the center-of-mass Berry curvature without requiring depinning.
The same two-fluid split between center-of-mass sliding and internal band motion should apply to other spontaneously translation-broken states, such as incommensurate charge density waves or fractional quantum Hall crystals, where the Galilean-deformation term could be comparable to or larger than the band average.
If the adiabatic manifold assumption fails under strong acceleration, one would expect the transverse drift to deviate from Eq. (14) or show dissipative features; measuring the Hall response as a function of drive frequency or amplitude could map where the sliding-state description breaks down.

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Here's my take.

The paper does something new: it derives the semiclassical dynamics of sliding electron crystals including the Berry curvature of the center-of-mass motion and a mixed k-p Berry tensor, and shows that the naive parent-band-average Hall response guessed in Ref. [31] is wrong. The numerical result for pentalayer graphene is a first, and the conclusion that Galilean non-invariance dominates the COM Berry curvature for AHCs is concrete and testable.

The derivation is mostly clean. The Lagrangian in Sec. III A is standard but applied here to a genuinely many-body collective coordinate. The gauge-fixing of the crystal position to the electric polarization (Appendix A) and the gauge-invariance check (Appendix D) are careful and convincing. The wave-packet construction in Appendix E matches the main-text result. I also like that they check symmetry properties of Omega_p (Appendix B) and show Berry curvature does not enter the leading collective-mode dispersion (Appendix C). The self-citations [13,43] are used as starting model and analogy, not as a disguised target; no circularity problem.

The soft spots are real. The adiabatic assumption after Eq. (7) is the load-bearing one. The paper says it explicitly, but it gives no estimate of when it holds: how small must the acceleration be relative to the HF gap squared, and what are non-adiabatic corrections? A TDHF fidelity check for the PLG parameters would settle it. Without that, Eq. (40) is a statement about the adiabatic manifold, and the manuscript does not show the manifold is actually followed. Second, the summation from Eq. (35) to Eqs. (36)-(37) is sketched; the details of the cancellation of the Omega_kx terms should be shown. Third, the numerics sit on a 9x9 k-grid with three to four g-shells and no error bars. The 'about three times' claim for the Galilean contribution is therefore quantitative caution, though the qualitative point that it is large is probably robust.

Who this is for: anyone working on AHCs, sliding Wigner crystals, or geometric transport in flat bands. The paper deserves a serious referee, and if the authors add an adiabaticity estimate plus a fuller summation step, it will be a strong publication. I would send it to review.

Referee Report

3 major / 5 minor

Summary. The paper develops a semiclassical theory of sliding electron crystals (Wigner crystals and anomalous Hall crystals) in a parent band with nontrivial quantum geometry. It constructs a family of crystal states |Ψ_xbar,pbar> labelled by center-of-mass position and momentum, derives the center-of-mass equations of motion (14)-(15) from a time-dependent variational Lagrangian, and couples them to wave-packet dynamics of internal Bloch electrons, leading to Eqs. (33) and (35). The central result is Eq. (40): in the absence of pinning, the net Hall conductance of an accelerating crystal is σxy = -(C + C_kxpy + 2π n Ω_pbar) e^2/h, which is in general not quantized. A key claim is that Ω_pbar is not the parent-band average (39) because broken Galilean invariance deforms the crystal state with momentum; Hartree-Fock calculations for pentalayer graphene are presented showing that for AHCs this deformation contribution is about three times larger than the band average (Fig. 5), and that the net Hall conductance lies between the Chern-quantized value and the band-average estimate (Fig. 7).

Significance. If the central result holds, the paper corrects the naive expectation quoted from Ref. [31] and provides a general framework for the sliding dynamics of topological electron crystals, with concrete experimental implications for pentalayer graphene and related systems. The derivation is largely self-contained: the Lagrangian formulation is standard, Appendix D explicitly verifies gauge invariance of the total current, and Appendix E provides a wave-packet construction supporting Eq. (33). The central formula Eq. (40) is parameter-free in the adiabatic limit, and the paper makes falsifiable predictions, including the frequency-dependent ac Hall response (22)-(23), the relation between the crystal effective mass and the Drude weight/plasmon dispersion (28), and distinct Hall conductances for AHCs and WCs. The main risks are the untested adiabatic-manifold assumption, the incompletely documented summation step leading to Eqs. (36)-(37), and the lack of numerical convergence documentation for the quantitative PLG results; these need to be addressed before the quantitative claims can be fully accepted.

major comments (3)

[Sec. III A, after Eq. (7)] The entire derivation, including Eq. (40), rests on the assumption stated after Eq. (7) that the accelerating crystal remains in the adiabatic manifold |Ψ_xbar,pbar> of unique Hartree-Fock ground states. No quantitative adiabaticity condition is given for the parameters used in Figs. 5-7; in particular, there is no estimate of the relevant Landau-Zener or non-adiabatic leakage rate (e.g., a comparison of ˙p = -eE with the square of the many-body gap, or a TDHF fidelity check). Because Eq. (40) is a statement about the current during acceleration, this is a load-bearing assumption. Please provide such an estimate or explicitly delimit the regime in which Eq. (40) is claimed to apply.
[Sec. III B, Eqs. (35)-(37)] The summation step from Eq. (35) to Eqs. (36)-(37) is not shown in the manuscript. When forming the internal current jint = -e Σ_k (ṙ - ˙xbar)/A, the ∂_pbar E_pbar term in Eq. (35) must cancel against ˙xbar and the ∂_k ε̃^HF term must be shown to give no net contribution; moreover, the tensor Ω↔_pbar_pbar appearing in Eq. (35) does not appear in the definition (38) of C↔_k_pbar. Without this algebra, the central formula (40) is not fully verified. Please display the k-sum explicitly, perhaps as an appendix.
[Sec. IV and Appendix F.2, Figs. 5-7] The quantitative conclusions — that Ω_pbar for AHCs is about three times the band average and that the net Hall conductance of AHCs is about twice that of WCs — rest on Hartree-Fock calculations on a 9×9 k-grid with three to four g-shells. The statement in Appendix F.2 that these choices 'ensure convergence' is not supported by any convergence data or error estimates. Please provide convergence tests in the number of k-points and g-shells for the quantities plotted in Figs. 5-7, and report numerical uncertainties, since these figures carry the central quantitative claim of the paper.

minor comments (5)

[Introduction] There is a typo: 'phemonenon' should be 'phenomenon' in the paragraph discussing spontaneous symmetry breaking.
[Sec. II, after Eq. (7)] The text contains a duplicated phrase: 'its precise definition and and connection to electric polarization'.
[Sec. IV, Fig. 2 caption] The caption should explicitly state that blue corresponds to the AHC-ground-state region and red to the WC-ground-state region; currently this information is only in the main text.
[Sec. V] The statement that disorder scattering events produce a net Hall current via side jumps is qualitative and not derived; if this is intended as a physical prediction for the depinned regime, a model or a more precise reference to the extrinsic anomalous Hall literature would be helpful.
[Appendix C, Eq. (C7)] The determinant in Eq. (C7) is typeset with an unusual column/row alignment; please reformat it for readability.

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No circularity: Eq. (40) is a derived sum of center-of-mass and internal currents from the stated adiabatic HF manifold; self-citations provide the model and an analogy, not the Hall result.

full rationale

The paper's central result is not a restatement of its inputs. The Lagrangian (10) is obtained by direct substitution of the HF sliding-crystal ansatz (7); the Euler-Lagrange equations give the COM equations (14)-(15) without fitting any parameter. The internal Bloch-electron velocity (33) is derived from the standard Sundaram-Niu wave-packet construction in Appendix E, and Eq. (40) is the sum of these separately derived COM and internal currents. The quantities Omega_bar_p and C_tensor_k_bar_p in Eq. (40) are computed numerically from self-consistent HF states (Figs. 5-7), not fitted to the target Hall conductance; the effective masses in Fig. 4 are independent quadratic fits to E_bar_p and are not relabeled as Hall predictions. Self-citations [13] and [43] supply the starting projected-band model and an analogy about Galilean non-invariance in superconductors, respectively; neither is used to force Eq. (40), so they do not constitute circularity. The adiabatic-manifold assumption stated after Eq. (7) is an explicit, self-acknowledged limitation and a genuine correctness risk (the paper gives no estimate of non-adiabatic corrections), but it is not a circular identification: the derivation is conditional on that manifold, not equivalent to the result by definition. Hence no circular step is present.

Assumptions & free parameters 3 free parameters · 7 assumptions · 0 invented entities

The dynamics rest on a single-band projected HF model, the adiabatic sliding-state manifold, and standard Berry-phase semiclassics; no new entities are introduced. The numerical example adds material parameters from prior PLG literature.

free parameters (3)

Effective mass m of the sliding crystal = mAHC = 0.73 me, mWC = 0.67 me at uD = 40 meV and a = 13 nm; values in Fig. 4b range roughly 0.5-2.5 me
Quadratic fit to the energy-momentum curves in Fig. 4a; enters the ac Hall response (22)-(23) and the plasmon dispersion (28).
Pinning frequency omega_0 = unspecified; toy model parameter
Used in Eq. (17) to model pinning in the ac response; not fitted to data, but the ac conductivity formulas depend on it.
Damping rate 1/tau = unspecified; toy model parameter
Phenomenological damping in Eq. (17) modeling disorder; affects the frequency dependence of sigma_cm.

assumptions (7)

domain assumption The projected single-band Hamiltonian (1)-(2) with spontaneously polarized spin and valley describes the low-energy physics of PLG.
Used throughout Sec. II and IV; neglects interband and intervalley fluctuations beyond the chosen band.
domain assumption Electron crystal ground states are self-consistent Hartree-Fock Slater determinants.
Eq. (3); all numerical states and Berry curvatures are computed at the HF level.
ad hoc to paper During acceleration the crystal stays in the adiabatic manifold |Psi_xbar,pbar> of Eq. (7), with a unique ground state for each (xbar,pbar).
Explicitly assumed after Eq. (7); the entire semiclassical Lagrangian (10) depends on this restriction.
standard math Time-dependent variational principle and Euler-Lagrange equations give the center-of-mass equations of motion.
Used to obtain Eqs. (14)-(15); standard but not proved in detail.
standard math Sundaram-Niu wave-packet semiclassics applies to Bloch electrons in the moving crystal.
Eqs. (29)-(35) are based on Ref. [34] and Appendix E; assumes narrow wave packets and slow variations.
domain assumption Effective continuous translation symmetry of the coarse-grained model.
Sec. II; needed to define the family of degenerate crystal positions and sliding states.
domain assumption Rigid crystal approximation for the central Hall derivation; deformable generalization only for collective modes.
Sec. III A first paragraph and Eqs. (24)-(28); lattice distortions are neglected in the internal current calculation.

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Systems such as Wigner crystals and incommensurate charge density waves that spontaneously break a continuous translation symmetry have unusual transport properties arising from their ability to slide coherently in space. Recent experimental and theoretical studies suggest that spontaneous translation symmetry breaking in some two-dimensional materials with nontrivial quantum geometry (e.g., rhombohedral pentalayer graphene) leads to a topologically nontrivial electron crystal state called the anomalous Hall crystal and characterized by a vanishing linear-response dc longitudinal conductivity and a non-vanishing Hall conductivity. In this work we present a theoretical investigation of the sliding dynamics of this new type of electron crystal, taking into account the system's nontrivial quantum geometry. We find that when accelerated by an external electric field, the crystal acquires a transverse anomalous velocity that stems from not only the Berry curvature of the parent band but also the Galilean non-invariance of the crystal state (i.e., crystal states with different momenta are not related by simple momentum boosts). We further show that acceleration of the crystal modifies its internal current from the static crystal value that is determined by the Chern number of the crystal state. The net Hall conductance including contributions from center-of-mass motion and internal current is in general not quantized. As an experimentally relevant example, we present numerical results in rhombohedral pentalayer graphene and discuss possible experimental implications.

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**Figure 2.** FIG. 2. Energy difference (per electron) between static AHCs [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_2.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 3.** FIG. 3. Electron crystal states in rhombohedral pentalayer graphene from self-consistent Hartree-Fock calculations. The [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_3.png] view at source ↗

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**Figure 6.** Figure 6: FIG. 6. Components of the tensor [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_6.png]

**Figure 7.** Figure 7: FIG. 7. Net Hall conductance of sliding crystals at [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_7.png]

**Figure 5.** Figure 5: FIG. 5. Berry curvature of the center-of-mass coordinates of [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_5.png]

**Figure 3.** Figure 3: The coupling between x¯ and p¯ in the external potential leads to a p¯-dependent external force and an x¯-dependent anomalous velocity that are largest when the external potential varies strongly on the length scale of the electron crystal a. The recent experimental ob…

**Figure 8.** Figure 8: FIG. 8. Adiabatic momentum boost of a crystal state. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_8.png]

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