Optical spectroscopy study of the three-dimensional Dirac semimetal ZrTe5
Abstract
Three-dimensional (3D) topological Dirac materials have been under intensive study recently. The layered compound ZrTe5 has been suggested to be one such material as a result of transport and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy experiments. Here, we perform infrared reflectivity measurements to investigate the underlying physics of this material. The derived optical conductivity increases linearly with frequency below normal interband transitions, which provides optical spectroscopic proof of a 3D Dirac semimetal. In addition, the plasma edge shifts dramatically to lower energy upon temperature cooling, which might be due to the shrinking of the lattice parameters. Additionally, an extremely sharp peak shows up in the frequency-dependent optical conductivity, indicating the presence of a Van Hove singularity in the joint density of state.
- Authors:
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- Peking Univ., Beijing (China)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Peking Univ., Beijing (China); Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing (China)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1226052
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1209170
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-108428-2015-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121; PRBMDO; R&D Project: MA012MABA; PO010; KC0202050; KC0201060
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC00112704
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 92; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 1098-0121
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
Citation Formats
Chen, R. Y., Gu, G. D., Zhang, S. J., Schneeloch, J. A., Zhang, C., Li, Q., and Wang, N. L. Optical spectroscopy study of the three-dimensional Dirac semimetal ZrTe5. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.92.075107.
Chen, R. Y., Gu, G. D., Zhang, S. J., Schneeloch, J. A., Zhang, C., Li, Q., & Wang, N. L. Optical spectroscopy study of the three-dimensional Dirac semimetal ZrTe5. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.075107
Chen, R. Y., Gu, G. D., Zhang, S. J., Schneeloch, J. A., Zhang, C., Li, Q., and Wang, N. L. Wed .
"Optical spectroscopy study of the three-dimensional Dirac semimetal ZrTe5". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.075107. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1226052.
@article{osti_1226052,
title = {Optical spectroscopy study of the three-dimensional Dirac semimetal ZrTe5},
author = {Chen, R. Y. and Gu, G. D. and Zhang, S. J. and Schneeloch, J. A. and Zhang, C. and Li, Q. and Wang, N. L.},
abstractNote = {Three-dimensional (3D) topological Dirac materials have been under intensive study recently. The layered compound ZrTe5 has been suggested to be one such material as a result of transport and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy experiments. Here, we perform infrared reflectivity measurements to investigate the underlying physics of this material. The derived optical conductivity increases linearly with frequency below normal interband transitions, which provides optical spectroscopic proof of a 3D Dirac semimetal. In addition, the plasma edge shifts dramatically to lower energy upon temperature cooling, which might be due to the shrinking of the lattice parameters. Additionally, an extremely sharp peak shows up in the frequency-dependent optical conductivity, indicating the presence of a Van Hove singularity in the joint density of state.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.92.075107},
journal = {Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics},
number = 7,
volume = 92,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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