Phonon-induced topological transition to a type-II Weyl semimetal

Wang, Lin-Lin; Jo, Na Hyun; Wu, Yun; Wu, QuanSheng; Kaminski, Adam; Canfield, Paul C.; Johnson, Duane D.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.95.165114

Title: Phonon-induced topological transition to a type-II Weyl semimetal

Journal Article · Tue Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Physical Review B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.95.165114· OSTI ID:1355401

Wang, Lin-Lin ^[1]; Jo, Na Hyun ^[2]; Wu, Yun ^[2]; Wu, QuanSheng ^[3]; Kaminski, Adam ^[2]; Canfield, Paul C. ^[2]; Johnson, Duane D. ^[4]

Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States); Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Federal Inst. of Technology, Zurich (Switzerland). Theoretical Physics and Station Q Zurich
Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States); Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy; Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering

Given the importance of crystal symmetry for the emergence of topological quantum states, we have studied here, as exemplified in NbNiTe₂, the interplay of crystal symmetry, atomic displacements (lattice vibration), band degeneracy, and band topology. For the NbNiTe₂ structure in space-group 53 (Pmna)$$-$$ having an inversion center arising from two glide planes and one mirror plane with a two-fold rotation and screw axis$$-$$a full gap opening exists between two band manifolds near the Fermi energy. Upon atomic displacements by optical phonons, the symmetry lowers to space-group 28 (Pma2), eliminating one glide plane along c, the associated rotation and screw axis, and the inversion center. As a result, 20 Weyl points emerge, including four type-IIWeyl points in the Γ-X direction at the boundary between a pair of adjacent electron and hole bands. Thus, optical phonons may offer control of the transition to a Weyl fermion state.

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Research Organization:: Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11358

OSTI ID:: 1355401

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1351125

Report Number(s):: IS-J-9230; PRBMDO; TRN: US1702601

Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Vol. 95, Issue 16; ISSN 2469-9950

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