Signature of Type-II Weyl Semimetal Phase in MoTe$_{2}$
ORAL
Abstract
Topological Weyl semimetal (TWS) is a new state of quantum matter, which has sparked enormous research interest recently. Possessing unique Weyl fermions in the bulk and Fermi arcs on the surface, TWSs offer a rare platform for realizing many exotic physical phenomena. Here, by using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, we directly visualize the electronic structure of MoTe$_{2}$, a recently proposed type-II TWS, which do not respect Lorentz symmetry compared with type-I TWS. Furthermore, we unravel the unique surface Fermi arcs, in good agreement with our ab-initio calculations, which have non-trivial topological nature. Our work not only leads to new understandings of the unusual properties discovered in this family of compounds, but also allows for the further exploration of exotic properties and practical applications of type-II TWSs, as well as the interplay between superconductivity and their topological order.
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