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We construct a bosonic analog of a two-dimensional topological Dirac Semi-Metal (DSM). The low-energy description of the most basic 2D DSM model consists of two Dirac cones at positions $\pm\mathbf{k}_0$ in momentum space. The local…

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We report the experimental realization of Dirac semimetal state in NdSb, a material with antiferromagnetic ground state. The occurrence of topological semimetal state has been well supported by our band structure calculations and the…

A pair of Dirac points (analogous to a vortex-antivortex pair) associated with opposite topological numbers (with $\pm\pi$ Berry phases) can be merged together through parameter tuning and annihilated to gap the Dirac spectrum, offering a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-11-20 Yang Xu , Guodong Jiang , Ireneusz Miotkowski , Rudro R. Biswas , Yong P. Chen

We show how it is possible to trap two-dimensional massless Dirac fermions in spatially inhomogeneous magnetic fields, as long as the formed magnetic quantum dot (or ring) is of a slowly decaying nature. It is found that a modulation of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-10-11 C. A. Downing , M. E. Portnoi

Emergence of ferromagnetism in non-magnetic semiconductors is strongly desirable, especially in topological materials thanks to the possibility to achieve quantum anomalous Hall effect. Based on first-principles calculations, we propose…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-24 Huixia Fu , Zheng Liu , Chao Lian , Jin Zhang , Hui Li , Jia-Tao Sun , Sheng Meng

We study the Fermi level structure of (2+1)-dimensional strongly interacting electron systems in external magnetic field using the AdS/CFT correspondence. The gravity dual of a finite density fermion system is a Dirac field in the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-15 E. Gubankova , J. Brill , M. Cubrovic , K. Schalm , P. Schijven , J. Zaanen

A Dirac fermion emerges as a result of interplay between symmetry and topology in condensed matter. Current research moves towards investigating the Dirac fermions in the presence of manybody effects in correlated system. Here, we…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-07-15 J. W. Han , Sun-Woo Kim , W. S. Kyung , C. Kim , G. Cao , X. Chen , S. D. Wilson , Sangmo Cheon , J. S. Lee

Half-metals have been envisioned as active components in spintronic devices by virtue of their completely spin-polarized electrical currents. Actual materials hosting half-metallic phases, however, remain scarce. Here, we predict that…

Magnetic materials exhibiting topological Dirac fermions are attracting significant attention for their promising technological potential in spintronics. In these systems, the combined effect of the spin-orbit coupling and magnetic order…

Magnetism in solids generally originates from the localized $d$- or $f$-orbitals that are hosted by heavy transition-metal elements. Here, we demonstrate a novel mechanism for designing half-metallic $f$-orbital Dirac fermion from…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-08-30 Bin Cui , Bing Huang , Chong Li , Xiaoming Zhang , Kyung-Hwan Jin , Lizhi Zhang , Wei Jiang , Desheng Liu , Feng Liu

Two-dimensional (2D) metallic altermagnets present exciting opportunities for both fundamental research and practical innovations. Their ability to enhance tunneling magnetoresistance in magnetic tunnel junctions, combined with the direct…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-02-24 Raghottam M. Sattigeri , Xujia Gong , Amar Fakhredine , Carmine Autieri , Giuseppe Cuono

We propose to realize Dirac states in an inclined two-dimensional Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model on a square lattice. We show that a pair of Dirac points protected by space-time inversion symmetry appear in the semimetal phase. The locations of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-06-07 Chang-An Li , Sang-Jun Choi , Song-Bo Zhang , Björn Trauzettel

In this study, motivated by recent advancements in non-Hermitian physics, we explore new characteristics of Dirac semimetals (DSMs) using the spectral singularities by means of scattering techniques, with the goal of uncovering additional…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-25 Mustafa Sarisaman , Murat Taş , Enes Talha Kırca

We propose that the noncentrosymmetric LiGaGe-type hexagonal $ABC$ crystal SrHgPb realizes a new type of topological semimetal that hosts both Dirac and Weyl points in momentum space. The symmetry-protected Dirac points arise due to a band…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-09-12 Heng Gao , Youngkuk Kim , Jörn W. F. Venderbos , C. L. Kane , E. J. Mele , Andrew M. Rappe , Wei Ren

The kagome lattice based on 3d transition metals is a versatile platform for novel topological phases hosting symmetry-protected electronic excitations and exotic magnetic ground states. However, the paradigmatic states of the idealized…

Interplay between magnetism and electronic band topology is of central current interest in topological matter research. We use quantum oscillations as powerful tool to probe the evolution of band topology in the Dirac semimetal EuMnSb$_2$.…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-02-24 Kan Zhao , Xuejiao Chen , Zhaosheng Wang , Jinyu Liu , Jiating Wu , Chuanying Xi , Xiaodong Lv , Lei Li , Zhicheng Zhong , Philipp Gegenwart

BaMg2Bi2 is a Dirac semimetal characterized by a simple Dirac cone crossing the Fermi level at the center of the Brillouin zone, protected by C3 rotational symmetry. Together with its Sr-based analogue SrMg2Bi2, it has been proposed as a…

The discoveries of Dirac and Weyl semimetal states in spin-orbit compounds led to the realizations of elementary particle analogs in table-top experiments. In this paper, we propose the concept of a three-dimensional type-II Dirac fermion…

The surface states of Weyl semi-metals (SM's) consist of disjointed Fermi-arcs. This unusual surface-Fermiology provides a fingerprint of the topological features of the bulk Weyl-phase. Using a combination of semiclassical and numerical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-10-22 Andrew C. Potter , Itamar Kimchi , Ashvin Vishwanath

We theoretically investigate the optical activity of three dimensional Dirac semimetals (DSMs) using circular dichroism (CD). We show that DSMs in the presence of a magnetic field in any one of the mirror-symmetric planes of the materials…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-03-16 Abhirup Roy Karmakar , S. Nandy , G. P. Das , Kush Saha