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:
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- Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States); National High Magnetic Field Lab., Tallahassee, FL (United States)
- Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- National High Magnetic Field Lab., Tallahassee, FL (United States); Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States)
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- Osaka Univ., Toyonaka (Japan)
- National High Magnetic Field Lab., Tallahassee, FL (United States)
- 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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