Published December 1, 2018 | Version v1
Journal article

Systematic analysis for triple points in all magnetic symmorphic systems and symmetry-allowed coexistence of Dirac points and triple points

  • 1. Graduate Institute of Applied Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan (China)
  • 2. Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, People's Republic of People's Republic of China (China)
  • 3. National Sun Yat-sen University, Department of Physics Kaohsiung, Taiwan (China)
  • 4. Yuan Ze University, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Chung-Li, Taoyuan, Taiwan (China)
  • 5. Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan (China)

Description

Similar to Weyl fermions, a recently discovered topological fermion 'triple point' can be generated from the splitting of Dirac fermion in the systems with inversion symmetry (IS) breaking or time-reversal symmetry (TRS) breaking. Inducing triple points in IS breaking symmorphic systems have been well studied, but the same cannot be said for the TRS breaking symmorphic systems. In this work, we extend the theory of searching for triple points to all symmorphic magnetic systems. We list among all symmorphic systems all the k paths which allow the existence of triple points. With this systematic study, we also found that the coexistence of Dirac points and triple points is allowed in some particular symmetric systems. Besides theoretical analysis, we carried out numerical analysis as well. According to our first-principles calculations, B 3 R e 7 and A s 2 N i 5 are the candidates for realizing the coexistence of Dirac and triple points. We have not only provided an exhaustive triple point search mechanism for the symmorphic systems, but also identified material systems that host the Dirac and the triple points. (paper)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aaf11d

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
New Journal of Physics
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
[14 p.]
ISSN
1367-2630

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
52037582
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
FERMIONS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY BREAKING; T INVARIANCE; TOPOLOGY; TRIPLE POINT
Descriptors DEC
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATERIALS; MATHEMATICS