Consecutive Flat Chern Bands and Correlated States in Monolayer Re(AgX₃)₂

We theoretically propose that van der Waals monolayer Re(AgX₃)₂ ($X=$ Cl, Br, I) have four consecutive flat Chern bands in the 120^∘ spiral antiferromagnetic ground state. The nontrivial topology of these Chern bands emerges from the synergy between Re t2g band folding with non-collinear spin configuration and spin-orbit coupling. By constructing maximally localized Wannier functions directly from first-principles calculations, the tight-binding model is developed to describe the consecutive Chern bands. Exact diagonalization suggests that $1/3$ filling of these Chern bands host correlated states such as fractional Chern insulator and charge density wave state. Interestingly, the spin configurations and band topology of Chern bands are tunable by external magnetic field. The general physics from the d orbitals here applies to a large class materials such as Re(CuX₃)₂ and Re(AuX₃)₂. These interesting predictions, if realized experimentally, could greatly promote the research and application of topological quantum physics at elevated temperature.