TY - JOUR AU - Zurita, Juan AU - Creffield, Charles AU - Platero, Gloria PY - 2025 DO - 10.1103/physrevb.111.155406 SN - 2469-9950 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/122871 T2 - Physical Review B AB - In this paper, we study a previously unexplored class of topological states protected by hidden chiral symmetries that are local, that is, that protect against any off-diagonal disorder. We derive their related topological invariant, and show that... LA - eng M2 - 155406-1 PB - American Physical Society KW - Geometric & topological phases KW - Topological insulators KW - Topological materials KW - Chiral Symmetry TI - Hidden topology in flat-band topological insulators: strong, weak, and square-root topological states TY - journal article VL - 111 ER -