Experimental evidence of crystal symmetry protection for the topological nodal line semimetal state in ZrSiS
Abstract
Tunable symmetry breaking plays a crucial role for the manipulation of topological phases of quantum matter. Here, through combined high-pressure magnetotransport measurements, Raman spectroscopy, and x-ray diffraction, we demonstrate a pressure-induced topological phase transition in nodal-line semimetal ZrSiS. Symmetry analysis and first-principles calculations suggest that this pressure-induced topological phase transition may be attributed to weak lattice distortions by nonhydrostatic compression, which breaks some crystal symmetries, such as the mirror and inversion symmetries. This finding provides some experimental evidence for crystal symmetry protection for the topological semimetal state, which is at the heart of topological relativistic fermion physics.
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Hefei (China). High Magnetic Field Lab.
- Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA (United States); Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (United States)
- Nanjing Univ. (China). National Lab. of Solid State Microstructures
- Beijing Inst. of Technology (China); Sichuan Normal Univ., Chengdu (China)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Hefei (China). High Magnetic Field Lab.; Anhui Univ., Hefei (China)
- Carnegie Inst. of Science, Argonne, IL (United States). High Pressure Collaborative Access Team (HPCAT)
- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai (China)
- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai (China); Carnegie Inst. of Science, Washington, DC (United States). Geophysical Lab., High Pressure Synergetic Consortium
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Hefei (China). High Magnetic Field Lab.; Nanjing Univ. (China)
- Beijing Inst. of Technology (China)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Hefei (China). High Magnetic Field Lab.; Nanjing Univ. (China); Anhui Univ., Hefei (China)
- Nanjing Univ. (China). National Lab. of Solid State Microstructures; Nanjing Univ. (China)
- Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA (United States); Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS); Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); National Key Research and Development Program of China
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1593555
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1868528
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0019467; SC0019068; NA0001974; AC02-06CH11357; FG02-99ER45775
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review B
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 100; Journal Issue: 20; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; Pressure effects; topological materials; Raman spectroscopy
Citation Formats
Gu, C. C., Hu, J., Chen, X. L., Guo, Z. P., Fu, B. T., Zhou, Y. H., An, C., Zhou, Y., Zhang, R. R., Xi, C. Y., Gu, Q. Y., Park, C., Shu, H. Y., Yang, W. G., Pi, L., Zhang, Y. H., Yao, Y. G., Yang, Z. R., Zhou, J. H., Sun, J., Mao, Z. Q., and Tian, M. L. Experimental evidence of crystal symmetry protection for the topological nodal line semimetal state in ZrSiS. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.100.205124.
Gu, C. C., Hu, J., Chen, X. L., Guo, Z. P., Fu, B. T., Zhou, Y. H., An, C., Zhou, Y., Zhang, R. R., Xi, C. Y., Gu, Q. Y., Park, C., Shu, H. Y., Yang, W. G., Pi, L., Zhang, Y. H., Yao, Y. G., Yang, Z. R., Zhou, J. H., Sun, J., Mao, Z. Q., & Tian, M. L. Experimental evidence of crystal symmetry protection for the topological nodal line semimetal state in ZrSiS. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.100.205124
Gu, C. C., Hu, J., Chen, X. L., Guo, Z. P., Fu, B. T., Zhou, Y. H., An, C., Zhou, Y., Zhang, R. R., Xi, C. Y., Gu, Q. Y., Park, C., Shu, H. Y., Yang, W. G., Pi, L., Zhang, Y. H., Yao, Y. G., Yang, Z. R., Zhou, J. H., Sun, J., Mao, Z. Q., and Tian, M. L. Fri .
"Experimental evidence of crystal symmetry protection for the topological nodal line semimetal state in ZrSiS". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.100.205124. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1593555.
@article{osti_1593555,
title = {Experimental evidence of crystal symmetry protection for the topological nodal line semimetal state in ZrSiS},
author = {Gu, C. C. and Hu, J. and Chen, X. L. and Guo, Z. P. and Fu, B. T. and Zhou, Y. H. and An, C. and Zhou, Y. and Zhang, R. R. and Xi, C. Y. and Gu, Q. Y. and Park, C. and Shu, H. Y. and Yang, W. G. and Pi, L. and Zhang, Y. H. and Yao, Y. G. and Yang, Z. R. and Zhou, J. H. and Sun, J. and Mao, Z. Q. and Tian, M. L.},
abstractNote = {Tunable symmetry breaking plays a crucial role for the manipulation of topological phases of quantum matter. Here, through combined high-pressure magnetotransport measurements, Raman spectroscopy, and x-ray diffraction, we demonstrate a pressure-induced topological phase transition in nodal-line semimetal ZrSiS. Symmetry analysis and first-principles calculations suggest that this pressure-induced topological phase transition may be attributed to weak lattice distortions by nonhydrostatic compression, which breaks some crystal symmetries, such as the mirror and inversion symmetries. This finding provides some experimental evidence for crystal symmetry protection for the topological semimetal state, which is at the heart of topological relativistic fermion physics.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevB.100.205124},
journal = {Physical Review B},
number = 20,
volume = 100,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Nov 08 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Fri Nov 08 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}
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