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Title: Landau quantization in coupled Weyl points: a case study of semimetal NbP

Abstract

Weyl semimetal (WSM) is a newly discovered quantum phase of matter that exhibits topologically protected states characterized by two separated Weyl points with linear dispersion in all directions. Here, via combining theoretical analysis and magneto-infrared spectroscopy of an archetypal Weyl semimetal, niobium phosphide, we demonstrate that the coupling between Weyl points can significantly modify the electronic structure of a WSM and provide a new twist to the protected states. Here, these findings suggest that the coupled Weyl points should be considered as the basis for analysis of realistic WSMs.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [6]; ORCiD logo [7]
  1. Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States); National High Magnetic Field Lab., Tallahassee, FL (United States)
  2. Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
  3. National High Magnetic Field Lab., Tallahassee, FL (United States); Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States)
  4. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
  5. Osaka Univ., Toyonaka (Japan)
  6. National High Magnetic Field Lab., Tallahassee, FL (United States)
  7. Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). School of Physics
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
OSTI Identifier:
1481252
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-07ER46451
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nano Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 18; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 1530-6984
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; Weyl semimetal; Coupled Weyl points; Magneto-infrared spectroscopy; Landau level spectroscopy

Citation Formats

Jiang, Yuxuan, Dun, Zhiling, Moon, Seongphill, Zhou, Haidong, Koshino, Mikito, Smirnov, Dmitry, and Jiang, Zhigang. Landau quantization in coupled Weyl points: a case study of semimetal NbP. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b03418.
Jiang, Yuxuan, Dun, Zhiling, Moon, Seongphill, Zhou, Haidong, Koshino, Mikito, Smirnov, Dmitry, & Jiang, Zhigang. Landau quantization in coupled Weyl points: a case study of semimetal NbP. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b03418
Jiang, Yuxuan, Dun, Zhiling, Moon, Seongphill, Zhou, Haidong, Koshino, Mikito, Smirnov, Dmitry, and Jiang, Zhigang. Wed . "Landau quantization in coupled Weyl points: a case study of semimetal NbP". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b03418. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1481252.
@article{osti_1481252,
title = {Landau quantization in coupled Weyl points: a case study of semimetal NbP},
author = {Jiang, Yuxuan and Dun, Zhiling and Moon, Seongphill and Zhou, Haidong and Koshino, Mikito and Smirnov, Dmitry and Jiang, Zhigang},
abstractNote = {Weyl semimetal (WSM) is a newly discovered quantum phase of matter that exhibits topologically protected states characterized by two separated Weyl points with linear dispersion in all directions. Here, via combining theoretical analysis and magneto-infrared spectroscopy of an archetypal Weyl semimetal, niobium phosphide, we demonstrate that the coupling between Weyl points can significantly modify the electronic structure of a WSM and provide a new twist to the protected states. Here, these findings suggest that the coupled Weyl points should be considered as the basis for analysis of realistic WSMs.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b03418},
journal = {Nano Letters},
number = 12,
volume = 18,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Nov 07 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Wed Nov 07 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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