Novel $\mathbb{Z}_2$-topological metals and semimetals
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2016-01-07 v2 Materials Science
Other Condensed Matter
Abstract
We report two theoretical discoveries for -topological metals and semimetals. It is shown first that any dimensional Fermi surface is topologically equivalent to a Fermi point. Then the famous conventional no-go theorem, which was merely proven before for Fermi points in a periodic system without any discrete symmetry, is generalized to that the total topological charge is zero for all cases. Most remarkably, we find and prove an unconventional strong no-go theorem: all Fermi points have the same topological charge or for periodic systems. Moreover, we also establish all six topological types of models for realistic physical dimensions.
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@article{arxiv.1505.05826,
title = {Novel $\mathbb{Z}_2$-topological metals and semimetals},
author = {Y. X. Zhao and Z. D. Wang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.05826},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
4 pages with Supplemental Material, 6 figures. Accepted by PRL