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Title: Quadratic Fermi node in a 3D strongly correlated semimetal

Journal Article · · Nature Communications
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10042· OSTI ID:1255539
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  1. Univ. of Tokyo (Japan)
  2. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  3. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States); Korea Advanced Inst. Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon (Korea)
  4. Univ. of Tokyo (Japan); Beirut Arab Univ., Beirut (Lebanon)
  5. Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki (Japan); Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya (Japan)
  6. Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki (Japan); Osaka Univ. (Japan)
  7. Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba (Japan)
  8. Univ. of Tokyo (Japan); Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama (Japan). PRESTO
  9. Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)

We report that strong spin–orbit coupling fosters exotic electronic states such as topological insulators and superconductors, but the combination of strong spin–orbit and strong electron–electron interactions is just beginning to be understood. Central to this emerging area are the 5d transition metal iridium oxides. Here, in the pyrochlore iridate Pr2Ir2O7, we identify a non-trivial state with a single-point Fermi node protected by cubic and time-reversal symmetries, using a combination of angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and first-principles calculations. Owing to its quadratic dispersion, the unique coincidence of four degenerate states at the Fermi energy, and strong Coulomb interactions, non-Fermi liquid behaviour is predicted, for which we observe some evidence. Lastly, our discovery implies that Pr2Ir2O7 is a parent state that can be manipulated to produce other strongly correlated topological phases, such as topological Mott insulator, Weyl semimetal, and quantum spin and anomalous Hall states.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-08ER46524; DMR 1121053
OSTI ID:
1255539
Journal Information:
Nature Communications, Vol. 6; ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 111 works
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