# Magnetic Field Induced Band Deformation in a Lieb Lattice:Aharonov-Bohm Caging and Zeeman Splitting

## TL;DR

This paper investigates how magnetic fields deform the band structure of a Lieb lattice, revealing phenomena like Aharonov-Bohm caging and Zeeman splitting, which enable tunable spin-resolved localization in synthetic quantum systems.

## Contribution

It provides a comprehensive analysis of magnetic field effects on Lieb lattices, combining orbital and spin interactions to reveal new flat-band phenomena and control mechanisms.

## Key findings

- Magnetic flux induces Aharonov-Bohm caging, localizing particles.
- Zeeman splitting lifts spin degeneracy, creating spin-resolved bands.
- Competition between flux and Zeeman effects leads to tunable band restructuring.

## Abstract

Flat-band systems are highly sensitive to external perturbations, providing a route to study unconventional localization, transport, and spin physics. Lieb lattice, a two-dimensional geometry with an inherent flat band, exemplifies this behavior and is experimentally realizable in ultracold atoms, photonic arrays, and superconducting circuits. In this work, we present a comprehensive study of magnetic field induced band deformation in the Lieb lattice by jointly considering orbital Peierls phases and Zeeman spin splitting. A perpendicular magnetic flux generates Aharonov Bohm caging, confining particles into localized flat-band states, while Zeeman coupling lifts spin degeneracy and induces spin-resolved energy shifts. The competition between these two mechanisms gives rise to rich band restructuring and tunable spin-selective flat-band phenomena. These results establish the Lieb lattice as a controllable setting for spin-selective transport and magneticfield engineering in synthetic quantum platforms such as ultracold atoms, photonic lattices, and superconducting circuits, offering guiding principles for quantum simulation and the corresponding experiments, which opens the avenue for controlled engineering of spin-resolved localization and flat-band physics in synthetic quantum matter.