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arXiv 2004.13326cond-mat.mtrl-scicond-mat.mes-hall
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ZrTe $_5$中的拓扑相变和声子空间Dirac拓扑曲面

Topological phase transition and phonon-space Dirac topology surfaces in ZrTe$_5$

Niraj Aryal, Xilian Jin, Q. Li, A. M. Tsvelik, Weiguo Yin

摘要:

我们使用第一性原理方法揭示了在ZrTe $_5$中,一种类似石墨的层状范德华材料,原子位移对应于六个区心A $_g$中的五个(保序)声子模式可以驱动从强到弱的拓扑绝缘体的拓扑相变,其中狄拉克半金属态出现在转变处,在由A $_g$声子模式形成的多维空间中产生狄拉克拓扑表面。这意味着在ZrTe $_5$中的拓扑相变可以用许多不同的外部刺激设置来实现,这些外部刺激能够穿透声子空间狄拉克表面而不破坏晶体学对称性。此外,我们预测,域的有效质量相反的符号可以通过激光泵浦创建,并将主机外尔模式相反的手征沿域边界传播。研究声子空间拓扑表面为理解和利用ZrTe $_5$及相关量子材料的奇异物理性质提供了一条新的途径。

英文摘要:

We use first-principles methods to reveal that in ZrTe$_5$, a layered van der Waals material like graphite, atomic displacements corresponding to five of the six zone-center A$_g$ (symmetry-preserving) phonon modes can drive a topological phase transition from strong to weak topological insulator with a Dirac semimetal state emerging at the transition, giving rise to a Dirac topology surface in the multi-dimensional space formed by the A$_g$ phonon modes. This implies that the topological phase transition in ZrTe$_5$ can be realized with many different settings of external stimuli that are capable of penetrating through the phonon-space Dirac surface without breaking the crystallographic symmetry. Furthermore, we predict that domains with effective mass of opposite signs can be created by laser pumping and will host Weyl modes of opposite chirality propagating along the domain boundaries. Studying phonon-space topology surfaces provides a new route to understanding and utilizing the exotic physical properties of ZrTe$_5$ and related quantum materials.

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