Title: Saddle-point Van Hove singularity and dual topological state in Pt2HgSe3

Journal Article · · Physical Review B
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  1. Indian Inst. of Technology (IIT), Kanpur (India); OSTI
  2. Indian Inst. of Technology (IIT), Kanpur (India)
  3. Shenzhen Univ. (China); Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA (United States)
  4. California State Univ., Northridge, CA (United States); National Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan City (Taiwan)
  5. Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA (United States)
  6. National Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan City (Taiwan); Center for Quantum Frontiers of Research and Technology (QFort), Tainan (Taiwan)
  7. Shenzhen Univ. (China)
  8. Academia Sinica, Taipei (Taiwan)

Saddle-point Van Hove singularities in the topological surface states are interesting because they can provide a new pathway for accessing exotic correlated phenomena in topological materials. Here, based on first-principles calculations combined with a k · p model Hamiltonian analysis, we show that the layered platinum mineral jacutingaite (Pt2HgSe3) harbors saddlelike topological surface states with associated Van Hove singularities. Pt2HgSe3 is shown to host two distinct types of nodal lines without spin-orbit coupling (SOC), which are protected by combined inversion ($$\mathcal{I}$$) and time-reversal ($$\mathcal{T}$$) symmetries. Switching on the SOC gaps out the nodal lines and drives the system into a topological state with nonzero weak topological invariant $$Z_2$$ = (0; 001) and mirror Chern number $$n_M$$ = –2. Surface states on the naturally cleaved (001) surface are found to be nontrivial with a unique saddlelike energy dispersion with type II Van Hove singularities. We also discuss how modulating the crystal structure can drive Pt2HgSe3 into a Dirac semimetal state with a pair of Dirac points. In this work, our results indicate that Pt2HgSe3 is an ideal candidate material for exploring the properties of topological insulators with saddlelike surface states.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC); Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA (United States); Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Center for Theoretical Sciences (NCTS); Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; FG02-07ER46352
OSTI ID:
1800448
Journal Information:
Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Issue: 23 Vol. 100; ISSN 2469-9950
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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