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Title: Optical signatures of Dirac nodal lines in NbAs 2

Abstract

Using polarized optical and magneto-optical spectroscopy, we have demonstrated universal aspects of electrodynamics associated with Dirac nodal lines that are found in several classes of unconventional intermetallic compounds. We investigated anisotropic electrodynamics of N b A s 2 where the spin-orbit coupling (SOC) triggers energy gaps along the nodal lines. These gaps manifest as sharp steps in the optical conductivity spectra σ 1 ( ω ) . This behavior is followed by the linear power-law scaling of σ 1 ( ω ) at higher frequencies, consistent with our theoretical analysis for dispersive Dirac nodal lines. Magneto-optics data affirm the dominant role of nodal lines in the electrodynamics of N b A s 2 .

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Research Org.:
Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; US Army Research Office (ARO); Moore Foundation; Ministry of Science and Technology in Taiwan; National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1487292
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1609539
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-04-ER46105; FG02-04ER46105; W911NF17-1-0543; GBMF4533; 106-2119-M-002-035-MY3; DMR-1157490
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Volume: 116 Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher:
National Academy of Sciences
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; nodal-line semimetal; optical conductivity; magneto-optics; Dirac fermions

Citation Formats

Shao, Yinming, Sun, Zhiyuan, Wang, Ying, Xu, Chenchao, Sankar, Raman, Breindel, Alexander J., Cao, Chao, Fogler, Michael M., Millis, Andrew J., Chou, Fangcheng, Li, Zhiqiang, Timusk, Thomas, Maple, M. Brian, and Basov, D. N. Optical signatures of Dirac nodal lines in NbAs 2. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1073/pnas.1809631115.
Shao, Yinming, Sun, Zhiyuan, Wang, Ying, Xu, Chenchao, Sankar, Raman, Breindel, Alexander J., Cao, Chao, Fogler, Michael M., Millis, Andrew J., Chou, Fangcheng, Li, Zhiqiang, Timusk, Thomas, Maple, M. Brian, & Basov, D. N. Optical signatures of Dirac nodal lines in NbAs 2. United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1809631115
Shao, Yinming, Sun, Zhiyuan, Wang, Ying, Xu, Chenchao, Sankar, Raman, Breindel, Alexander J., Cao, Chao, Fogler, Michael M., Millis, Andrew J., Chou, Fangcheng, Li, Zhiqiang, Timusk, Thomas, Maple, M. Brian, and Basov, D. N. Mon . "Optical signatures of Dirac nodal lines in NbAs 2". United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1809631115.
@article{osti_1487292,
title = {Optical signatures of Dirac nodal lines in NbAs 2},
author = {Shao, Yinming and Sun, Zhiyuan and Wang, Ying and Xu, Chenchao and Sankar, Raman and Breindel, Alexander J. and Cao, Chao and Fogler, Michael M. and Millis, Andrew J. and Chou, Fangcheng and Li, Zhiqiang and Timusk, Thomas and Maple, M. Brian and Basov, D. N.},
abstractNote = {Using polarized optical and magneto-optical spectroscopy, we have demonstrated universal aspects of electrodynamics associated with Dirac nodal lines that are found in several classes of unconventional intermetallic compounds. We investigated anisotropic electrodynamics of N b A s 2 where the spin-orbit coupling (SOC) triggers energy gaps along the nodal lines. These gaps manifest as sharp steps in the optical conductivity spectra σ 1 ( ω ) . This behavior is followed by the linear power-law scaling of σ 1 ( ω ) at higher frequencies, consistent with our theoretical analysis for dispersive Dirac nodal lines. Magneto-optics data affirm the dominant role of nodal lines in the electrodynamics of N b A s 2 .},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.1809631115},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
number = 4,
volume = 116,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Dec 17 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Mon Dec 17 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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