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Single-pair charge-2 Weyl-Dirac composite semimetals

Materials Science 2026-03-19 v1

Abstract

The Nielsen--Ninomiya theorem requires that the total topological chiral charges in a crystal vanish, a constraint typically satisfied by identical nodes like Weyl--Weyl pairs. Whether a minimal heterogeneous configuration -- comprising a single Weyl point (WP) and a single Dirac point (DP) -- can exist in an electronic system has remained unresolved. Here, by systematically classifying all 1651 magnetic space groups (MSGs), we reveal that only 14 MSGs without spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and 10 MSGs with SOC are compatible with this exotic state. Furthermore, for nonmagnetic crystals, this configuration is uniquely realized in the spinless limit of chiral space groups 92 and 96. Guided by this principle, we predict an ideal realization in chiral three-dimensional boron allotropes (SDHBN-B28_{28} enantiomers). First-principles calculations unveil a C=2|C|=2 WP at the Γ\Gamma point and a C=2|C|=2 DP at the AA point, which constitute the only fermions near the Fermi level within a large 22 eV energy window. Strikingly, the structural chirality rigidly dictates the sign of the topological charges, yielding two ultralong Fermi arcs spanning the surface Brillouin zone. Our work provides a complete crystallographic classification and a definitive material platform for exploring minimal heterogeneous chiral fermions.

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@article{arxiv.2603.17349,
  title  = {Single-pair charge-2 Weyl-Dirac composite semimetals},
  author = {Hui-Jing Zheng and Ke-Xin Pang and Yun-Yun Bai and Yanfeng Ge and Yan Gao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.17349},
  year   = {2026}
}

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25 pages, 4 figures

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