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We propose a one-parameter family of noninteracting lattice models for Weyl semimetals with 4 Weyl nodes and tunable Fermi arcs. These 2-band model Hamiltonians are time-reversal symmetric with $\mathrm{T}^2 = + 1$, and tuning the parameter…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-01-04 Vatsal Dwivedi , Srinidhi T Ramamurthy

Three-dimensional (3D) topological Weyl semimetals (TWSs) represent a novel state of quantum matter with unusual electronic structures that resemble both a "3D graphene" and a topological insulator by possessing pairs of Weyl points…

A developing frontier in condensed matter physics is the emergence of novel electromagnetic responses, such as topological and anomalous Hall effect (AHE), in ferromagnetic Weyl semimetals (FM-WSMs). Candidates of FM-WSM are limited to…

We propose two complementary design principles for engineering three-dimensional (3D) Weyl semimetals and superconductors in a layer-by-layer setup which includes even and odd parity orbitals in alternating layers - dubbed orbital selective…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-07-31 Tanmoy Das

The electrodynamics of Weyl semimetals (WSMs) is an extension of Maxwell's theory where in addition to field strength tensor $F_{\mu\nu}$, an axion field enters the theory which is parameterized by a four-vector $b^\mu=(b_0,\bf b)$. In the…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-11-20 Zahra Jalali-Mola , S. A. Jafari

Weyl semimetals and nodal line semimetals are characterized by linear band touching at zero-dimensional points and one-dimensional lines, respectively. We predict that a circularly polarized light drives nodal line semimetals into Weyl…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-08-19 Zhongbo Yan , Zhong Wang

We design and implement a three dimensional acoustic Weyl metamaterial hosting robust modes bound to a one-dimensional topological lattice defect. The modes are related to topological features of the bulk bands, and carry nonzero orbital…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-06-24 Qiang Wang , Yong Ge , Hong-xiang Sun , Haoran Xue , Ding Jia , Yi-jun Guan , Shou-qi Yuan , Baile Zhang , Yidong Chong

Nodal-line metals and semimetals, as interesting topological states of matter, have been mostly studied in nonmagnetic materials. Here, based on first-principles calculations and symmetry analysis, we predict that fully spin-polarized Weyl…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-03-13 Cong Chen , Zhi-Ming Yu , Si Li , Ziyu Chen , Xian-Lei Sheng , Shengyuan A. Yang

We report the discovery of a time-reversal symmetric Weyl semimetal obtained by modifying a model Hamiltonian describing the electronic properties of conventional alkali metals. The artificially generated Weyl semimetal features four…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-06-11 Joseba Goikoetxea , Jorge Bravo-Abad , Jaime Merino

Weyl semimetals (WSMs), a new type of topological condensed matter, are currently attracting great interest due to their unusual electronic states and intriguing transport properties such as chiral anomaly induced negative…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-02-23 Giacomo Resta , Shu-Ting Pi , Xiangang Wan , Sergey Y. Savrasov

Topological Weyl semimetal (TWS), a new state of quantum matter, has sparked enormous research interest recently. Possessing unique Weyl fermions in the bulk and Fermi arcs on the surface, TWSs offer a rare platform for realizing many…

Weyl fermions are massless chiral quasiparticles existing in materials known as Weyl semimetals. Topological surface states, associated with the unusual electronic structure in the Weyl semimetals, have been recently demonstrated in linear…

Optics · Physics 2018-04-18 Ce Shang , Yuanlin Zheng , Boris A. Malomed

Novel "quasi two dimensional" typically layered (semi) metals offer a unique opportunity to control the density and even the topology of the electronic matter. Along with doping and gate voltage, a robust tuning is achieved by application…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-03-28 Baruch Rosenstein , B. Ya. Shapiro

Magnetic Weyl semimetals (MWSM) have attracted significant attention due to their intriguing physical properties and potential applications in spin-electronic devices. Here we report the characterization of NdAlSi including transport,…

Nodal-line semimetals (NLSMs) contains Dirac/Weyl type band-crossing nodes extending into shapes of line, loop and chain in the reciprocal space, leading to novel band topology and transport responses. Robust NLSMs against spin-orbit…

A new type of Weyl semimetal state, in which the energy values of Weyl nodes are not the local extrema, has been theoretically proposed recently, namely type II Weyl semimetal. Distinguished from type I semimetal (e.g. TaAs), the Fermi…

The effective tight-binding model with compensated ferrimagnetic inverse-Heusler lattice Ti$_{2}$MnAl, candidate material of magnetic Weyl semimetal, is proposed. The energy spectrum near the Fermi level, the configurations of the Weyl…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-11-15 Tomonari Meguro , Akihiro Ozawa , Koji Kobayashi , Kentaro Nomura

The key feature of Weyl semimetals (WSM) is the presence of topologically protected Dirac cones in a 3D material. We consider the effect of restricting geometry on the spectrum of excitations in WSM using as a model a cylindrical WSM wire.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-01-23 Mikhail Erementchouk , Pinaki Mazumder

Weyl fermions are one of the simplest objects that link ideas in geometry and topology to highenergy physics and condensed matter physics. Although the existence of Weyl fermions as elementary particles remains dubious, there is mounting…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-06-05 Azaz Ahmad , Gautham Varma K. , Gargee Sharma

Magnetic topological semimetals (TSMs) allow for an effective control of the topological electronic states by tuning the spin configuration, and therefore are promising materials for next-generation electronic and spintronic applications.…