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Title: Spectroscopic evidence for a type II Weyl semimetallic state in MoTe2

Journal Article · · Nature Materials
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4685· OSTI ID:1278751
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  1. Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  2. The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
  3. Osaka Univ., Osaka (Japan)
  4. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
  5. RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Saitama (Japan)
  6. RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Saitama (Japan); Tohoku Univ., Miyagi (Japan)
  7. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  8. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

In a type I Dirac or Weyl semimetal, the low-energy states are squeezed to a single point in momentum space when the chemical potential μ is tuned precisely to the Dirac/Weyl point. Recently, a type II Weyl semimetal was predicted to exist, where the Weyl states connect hole and electron bands, separated by an indirect gap. This leads to unusual energy states, where hole and electron pockets touch at the Weyl point. In this paper, we present the discovery of a type II topological Weyl semimetal state in pure MoTe2, where two sets of Weyl points (W±2 , W±3) exist at the touching points of electron and hole pockets and are located at different binding energies above EF. Using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, modelling, density functional theory and calculations of Berry curvature, we identify the Weyl points and demonstrate that they are connected by different sets of Fermi arcs for each of the two surface terminations. We also find new surface ‘track states’ that form closed loops and are unique to type II Weyl semimetals. Lastly, this material provides an exciting, new platform to study the properties of Weyl fermions.

Research Organization:
Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States); RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Wako (Japan); The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF); Simons Foundation (United States)
Contributing Organization:
Osaka Univ. (Japan); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11358; DMR-1420451; NSF-DMR-1309461; 343227
OSTI ID:
1278751
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1338564
Report Number(s):
IS-J-9004; nmat4685
Journal Information:
Nature Materials, Vol. 15, Issue 11; ISSN 1476-1122
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 401 works
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