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arXiv 1703.04048cond-mat.mtrl-sci
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TT 'X族化合物(T,T' =过渡金属,X= Si,Ge)的鞍形拓扑表面态

Saddle-like topological surface states on the TT'X family of compounds (T, T' = Transition metal, X= Si, Ge)

Bahadur Singh, Xiaoting Zhou, Hsin Lin, Arun Bansil

摘要:

拓扑线半金属是一类奇异的导体,在其体电子光谱中具有受保护的导电线,在表面具有非平凡的鼓面态。基于第一性原理计算和有效的模型分析,我们在不存在自旋轨道耦合(SOC)的情况下,确定了TT 'X族化合物(T,T' =过渡金属,X= Si,Ge)中拓扑线半金属态的存在.以ZrPtGe为例,我们证明了这种材料在$k_y=0$平面上只有一条节线,它受到$M_y$镜面对称性的保护.表面电子结构的计算进一步揭示了存在一个鼓面表面态嵌套在(010)表面上的节线投影与鞍状的能量色散。当包含SOC时,节线间隙消失,并且系统过渡到具有$Z_2=(1;000)$的强拓扑绝缘体状态。拓扑表面态通过共享其在体能隙内的鞍状能量色散而从鼓面表面态演化。这些特征明显不同于目前已知的拓扑绝缘体,如Bi $_2$ Se $_3$与Dirac锥类能量色散的拓扑表面状态。

英文摘要:

Topological nodal-line semimetals are exotic conductors that host symmetry-protected conducting nodal-lines in their bulk electronic spectrum and nontrivial drumhead states on the surface. Based on first-principles calculations and an effective model analysis, we identify the presence of topological nodal-line semimetal states in the TT'X family of compounds (T, T' = transition metal, X= Si, or Ge) in the absence of spin-orbit coupling (SOC). Taking ZrPtGe as an exemplar system, we show that this material harbors a single nodal line on the $k_y=0$ plane, which is protected by the $M_y$ mirror plane symmetry. Surface electronic structure calculations further reveal the existence of a drumhead surface state nested inside the nodal line projection on the (010) surface with a saddle-like energy dispersion. When the SOC is included, the nodal line gaps out and the system transitions to a strong topological insulator state with $Z_2=(1;000)$. The topological surface state evolves from the drumhead surface state via the sharing of its saddle-like energy dispersion within the bulk energy gap. These features differ remarkably from those of the currently known topological surface states in topological insulators such as Bi$_2$Se$_3$ with Dirac-cone-like energy dispersions.

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