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Title: Tunability of the topological nodal-line semimetal phase in ZrSi X -type materials ( X = S ,   Se ,   Te )

Journal Article · · Physical Review B
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  1. Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States). Dept. of Physics
  2. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Joseph Henry Lab. Dept. of Physics
  3. Uppsala Univ. (Sweden). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  4. Academia Sinica, Taipei (Taiwan). Inst. of Physics; National Taiwan Univ., Taipei (Taiwan). Center for Condensed Matter Sciences
  5. Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS), Wroclaw (Poland). Inst. of Low Temperature and Structure Research
  6. National Taiwan Univ., Taipei (Taiwan). Center for Condensed Matter Sciences
  7. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Maria Curie-Sklodowska Univ., Lublin (Poland). Inst. of Physics

The discovery of a topological nodal-line (TNL) semimetal phase in ZrSiS has invigorated the study of other members of this family. In this paper, we present a comparative electronic structure study of $$\mathrm{ZrSi}X$$ (where $$X=\text{S}$$, Se, Te) using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and first-principles calculations. Our ARPES studies show that the overall electronic structure of $$\mathrm{ZrSi}X$$ materials comprises the diamond-shaped Fermi pocket, the nearly elliptical-shaped Fermi pocket, and a small electron pocket encircling the zone center ($$\mathrm{{\Gamma}}$$) point, the $$M$$ point, and the $$X$$ point of the Brillouin zone, respectively. We also observe a small Fermi surface pocket along the $$M{-}\mathrm{{\Gamma}}{-}M$$ direction in ZrSiTe, which is absent in both ZrSiS and ZrSiSe. Furthermore, our theoretical studies show a transition from nodal-line to nodeless gapped phase by tuning the chalcogenide from S to Te in these material systems. Finally, our findings provide direct evidence for the tunability of the TNL phase in $$\mathrm{ZrSi}X$$ material systems by adjusting the spin-orbit coupling strength via the $$X$$ anion.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States); Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); Uppsala Univ. (Sweden)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; National Science Foundation (NSF); Univ. of Central Florida (United States); Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (United States); Swedish Research Council (VR)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396; NSF-DMR-1507585; NSF-DMR-1006492; GBMF4547
OSTI ID:
1441315
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-30296; TRN: US1900894
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Vol. 95, Issue 16; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 105 works
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