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Weyl semimetal (WSM) feature tilted Dirac cones and can be type I or II depending on the magnitude of the tilt parameter ($C$). The boundary between the two types is at $C=1$ where the cones are tipped and there is a Lifshitz transition.…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-03-28 S. P. Mukherjee , J. P. Carbotte

Here, the frequency degree of freedom is introduced into valley photonic crystals with dual band gaps. Based on the high-order plane wave expansion model, we derive an effective Hamiltonian which characterizes dual band gaps. Metallic…

Weyl semimetals hold great promise in revolutionizing nonreciprocal optical components due to their unique topological properties. By exhibiting nonreciprocal magneto-optical effects without necessitating an external magnetic field, these…

By introducing a superconducting gap in Weyl- or Dirac semi-metals, the superconducting state inherits the non-trivial topology of their electronic structure. As a result, Weyl superconductors are expected to host exotic phenomena such as…

We investigate the dynamics of the Weyl quasiparticles emerged in an optical lattice where the topological Weyl semimental and trivial band insulator phases can be adjusted with the on-site energy. The evolution of the density distribution…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2016-10-19 Zhi Li , Huai-Qiang Wang , Dan-Wei Zhang , Shi-Liang Zhu , Ding-Yu Xing

We present an analytical low-energy theory of piezoelectric electron-phonon interactions in undoped Weyl semimetals, taking into account also Coulomb interactions. We show that piezoelectric interactions generate a long-range attractive…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-07-10 Rodrigo G. Pereira , Francesco Buccheri , Alessandro De Martino , Reinhold Egger

Based on $k\cdot p$ analysis and realistic tight-binding calculations, we find that time-reversal-breaking Weyl semimetals can be realized in magnetically-doped (Mn, Eu, Cr etc.) Sn$_{1-x}$Pb$_x$(Te,Se) class of topological crystalline…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-04-15 Junwei Liu , Chen Fang , Liang Fu

Energy transfer from electrons to phonons is an important consideration in any Weyl or Dirac semimetal based application. In this work, we analytically calculate the cooling power of acoustic phonons, i.e. the energy relaxation rate of…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-10-06 Rex Lundgren , Gregory A. Fiete

Floquet-Weyl semimetals (FWSMs) generated by irradiation of a continuous-wave laser with left-hand circular polarization (rotating in counterclockwise sense with time) on the group II-V narrow gap semiconductor Zn$_3$As$_2$ are…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-09-14 Runnan Zhang , Ken-ichi Hino , Nobuya Maeshima

We propose a scheme to simulate and explore Weyl semimetal physics with ultracold fermionic atoms in a two-dimensional square optical lattice subjected to experimentally realizable spin-orbit coupling and an artificial dimension from an…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2015-07-29 Dan-Wei Zhang , Shi-Liang Zhu , Z. D. Wang

A search for new topological quantum systems is challenging due to the requirement of non{trivial band connectivity that leads to protected surface states of electrons. A progress in this field was primarily due to a realization of band…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-06-13 Yongping Du , Er-jun Kan , Hu Xu , Sergey Y. Savrasov , Xiangang Wan

We propose a different route to time-reversal invariant Weyl semimetals employing multilayer heterostructures comprising ordinary "trivial" insulators and nontrivial insulators with \textit{pairs} of protected Dirac cones on the surface. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-09-13 Alexander Lau , Carmine Ortix

The motivation to search for signatures of superconductivity in Weyl semi-metals and other topological phases lies in their potential for hosting exotic phenomena such as nonzero-momentum pairing or the Majorana fermion, a viable candidate…

Superconductivity · Physics 2018-08-30 M. R. van Delft , S. Pezzini , M. König , P. Tinnemans , N. E. Hussey , S. Wiedmann

The thermoelectric effect is the generation of an electrical voltage from a temperature gradient in a solid material due to the diffusion of free charge carriers from hot to cold. Identifying materials with large thermoelectric response is…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-05-31 Brian Skinner , Liang Fu

The interplay between strong electron correlation and band topology is at the forefront of condensed matter research. As a direct consequence of correlation, magnetism enriches topological phases and also has promising functional…

We study the interaction between elliptically polarized light and a three-dimensional Luttinger semimetal with quadratic band touching using Floquet theory. In the absence of light, the touching bands can have the same or the opposite signs…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-05-09 Sayed Ali Akbar Ghorashi , Pavan Hosur , Chin-Sen Ting

The interplay of electronic band structures and electron-electron interactions is known to brew new phases in condensed matter. In this paper, we investigate thermodynamic phases and corresponding electronic structures of the Weyl semimetal…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-09-22 Liang-Jun Zhai , Po-Hao Chou , Chung-Yu Mou

The Weyl semimetal, due to a non-zero energy difference in the pair of Weyl nodes shows chiral magnetic effect(CME). This leads to a flow of dissipationless electric current along an applied magnetic field. Such a chiral magnetic effect in…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2017-04-06 Debanand Sa

We investigate the topological phase transitions driven by band warping and a transverse magnetic field, for three-dimensional Weyl semimetals. First, we use the Chern number as a mathematical tool to derive the topological phase diagram.…

In the rapidly expanding field of topological materials there is growing interest in systems whose topological electronic band features can be induced or controlled by magnetism. Magnetic Weyl semimetals, which contain linear band crossings…