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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 Z2\mathbb{Z}_2-topological metals and semimetals. It is shown first that any dimensional Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 Fermi surface is topologically equivalent to a Fermi point. Then the famous conventional no-go theorem, which was merely proven before for Z\mathbb{Z} 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 Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 Fermi points have the same topological charge νZ2=1\nu_{\mathbb{Z}_2} =1 or 00 for periodic systems. Moreover, we also establish all six topological types of Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 models for realistic physical dimensions.

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Cite

@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