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Dirac semimetals (DSMs), characterized by linear dispersion relations in their electronic band structure, have gained prominence due to their unique topological features and potential applications in electronic devices. Through systematic…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-03-31 Shivendra Kumar Gupta , Nikhilesh Singh , Saurabh Kumar Sen , Poorva Singh

We study the Quantum Electrodynamics of 2D and 3D Dirac semimetals by means of a self-consistent resolution of the Schwinger-Dyson equations, aiming to obtain the respective phase diagrams in terms of the relative strength of the Coulomb…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-09-16 J. Gonzalez

We present a model for a topological quasicrystalline system which is suitable for realisation in cold-atom experiments. We define the model in terms of complex momentum-space couplings which break time-reversal symmetry (TRS), and detail…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2026-01-27 Benedict Burgess , Nigel Cooper

Using an evolutionary algorithm in combination with first-principles density functional theory calculations, we identify two-dimensional (2D) CaP$_3$ monolayer as a new Dirac semimetal due to inversion and nonsymmorphic spatial symmetries…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-03-06 Seoung-Hun Kang , Wei Luo , Sinchul Yeom , Yaling Zheng , Mina Yoon

The search for symmetry-protected 2D Dirac semimetals analogous to graphene is important both for fundamental and practical interest. The 2D Dirac cones are protected by crystalline symmetries and magnetic ordering may destroy their…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-03-23 Jing Wang

Isolated flat bands with significantly quenched kinetic energy of electrons could give rise to exotic strongly correlated states from electron-electron interactions. More intriguingly, the interplay between topology and flat bands can…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-08-19 Huaiqiang Wang , Yiliang Fan , Haijun Zhang

Dirac semimetals show nontrivial physical properties and can host exotic quantum states like Weyl semimetals and topological insulators under suitable external conditions. Here, by combining angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy…

We investigate the impact of s-wave spin-singlet pairing on antiferromagnetic semimetals with Dirac points or nodal loops at the Fermi level. The electron pairing is generally shown to convert the semimetal into a tunable nodal…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-02-28 Wojciech Brzezicki , Mario Cuoco

Discovery of the new two-dimensional (2D) Dirac semimetals incorporating both superconductivity and the topological band structure has provided a novel platform for realizing the intriguing applications of Dirac fermions and Majorana…

Materials Science · Physics 2019-12-19 Ali Ebrahimian , Mehrdad Dadsetani , Reza Asgari

Multiple line nodes in energy-band gaps are found in semimetals preserving mirror-reflection symmetry. We classify possible configurations of multiple line nodes with crossing points (crossing line nodes) under point-group symmetry. Taking…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-06-23 Shingo Kobayashi , Youichi Yamakawa , Ai Yamakage , Takumi Inohara , Yoshihiko Okamoto , Yukio Tanaka

Dirac nodal-line semimetals with the linear bands crossing along a line or loop, represent a new topological state of matter. Here, by carrying out magnetotransport measurements and performing first-principle calculations, we demonstrate…

Odd-parity pairings offer a natural pathway for realizing topological superconductivity. When two identical even-parity superconductors form a $\pi$-junction, the metallic material sandwiched between them experiences an effective odd-parity…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-03-11 Yijie Mo , Xiao-Jiao Wang , Zhongbo Yan

Topological Dirac and Weyl semimetals, which support low-energy quasiparticles in condensed matter physics, are currently attracting intense interest due to exotic physical properties such as large magnetoresistance and high carrier…

We propose a general framework for constructing self-dual one-dimensional quasiperiodic lattice models with arbitrary-range hoppings and multifractal behaviors. Our framework generates a broad spectrum of one dimensional quasicrystals,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-23 Wenzhi Wang , Wei Yi , Tianyu Li

We propose topological semimetals generated by the square-root operation for tight-binding models in two and three dimensions, which we call square-root topological semimetals. The square-root topological semimetals host topological band…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-02-04 Tomonari Mizoguchi , Tsuneya Yoshida , Yasuhiro Hatsugai

Analogues of the elementary particles, Dirac fermions in condensed matter have received extensive attention for both scientific interest and device applications. In this work, we generalize the concept of Dirac semimetal (DSM) to the…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-12-12 Guiyuan Hua , Simin Nie , Zhida Song , Rui Yu , Gang Xu , Kailun Yao

Moir\'e heterostructures provide a powerful framework for tailoring electronic band structures via controlled long-range periodic superlattice potentials. Beyond widely studied moir\'e-tailored flat bands, folded band structures can host…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-04-29 R. Ganser , M. P. T. Masilamani , B. Geldiyev , M. M. Hirschmann , A. Consiglio , J. Schusser , D. Di Sante , M. Ünzelmann , F. Reinert

Topological semimetals, representing a new topological phase that lacks a full bandgap in bulk states and exhibiting nontrivial topological orders, recently have been extended to photonic systems, predominantly in photonic crystals and to a…

The phase transition between type-I and type-II Dirac semimetals will reveal a series of significant physical properties because of their completely distinct electronic, optical and magnetic properties. However, no mechanism and materials…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-08-18 Yuee Xie , Yujiao Kang , Xiaohong Yan , Yuanping Chen

Non-equilibrium control of electronic properties in condensed matter systems can result in novel phenomena. In this work, we provide a novel non-equilibrium route to realize half-metallic phases. We explore the periodically driven Hubbard…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-07-15 Suryashekhar Kusari , Arnab Das , H. R. Krishnamurthy , Arti Garg