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We use magnetization measurements, high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), and density functional theory (DFT) calculations to study the electronic properties of Au${}_{2}$Pb, a topological superconductor…

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Topological semimetals are gapless states of matter which have robust and unique electromagnetic responses and surface states. In this paper, we consider semimetals which have point like Fermi surfaces in various spatial dimensions…

By means of the FLAPW-GGA approach, we have systematically studied the structural and electronic properties of tetragonal dichalcogenides KNi2Ch2 (Ch = S, Se, and Te). Our results show that replacements of chalcogens (S -> Se -> Te) lead to…

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