Chern numbers and nodal points in topological semi metals.

 · Invited

Abstract

Nonmagnetic topological materials have dominated the landscape of topological physics for the past two decades. These breakthroughs in non-magnetic materials have not yet been matched by similar advances in magnetic compounds. Using magnetic band theory and topological indices obtained from Magnetic Topological Quantum Chemistry (MTQC), I will present a systematic way of identifying magnetic topological materials. I will then, focus on high order magnetic semimetals, and provide a topological classification of different fermions in these phases. Finally I will present new experimental realizations in materials. In particular I will focus on the pyrite compound CoS2, using complementary bulk- and surface-sensitive angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy and ab-initio calculations we discovered Weyl-cones at the Fermi-level and we directly observed the topological Fermi-arc surface states that link the Weyl-nodes, which will influence the performance of CoS2 as a spin-injector by modifying its spin-polarization at interfaces.
[1] Yuanfeng Xu, Luis Elcoro, Zhi-Da Song, Benjamin J Wieder, MG Vergniory, et al. Nature 586 (7831), 702-707 (2020)
[2] Jennifer Cano, Barry Bradlyn, MG Vergniory, APL Materials 7 (10), 101125 (2019)
[4] Niels Schröter, Iñigo Robredo, et al. arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.01557 , Accepted in Science Advances (2020)

Presenters

  • Maia Garcia Vergniory

    • Donostia International Physics Center
    • Donostia International Physics Center-DIPC
    • Donostia International Physics Center, Spain
    • Donastia nternational Physics Center, San Sebastian, Spain

Authors

  • Maia Garcia Vergniory

    • Donostia International Physics Center
    • Donostia International Physics Center-DIPC
    • Donostia International Physics Center, Spain
    • Donastia nternational Physics Center, San Sebastian, Spain
  • Yuanfeng Xu

    • Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
    • Max Planck Institute, Halle, Germany
    • Physics, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure
    • Max Planck Inst Microstructure
  • Benjamin Wieder

    • Princeto University, Princeton, USA
  • Iigo Robredo

    • Donostia International Physics Center
    • Donostia International Physics Center, Spain
  • Luis Elcoro

    • Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of the Basque Country
    • University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU
    • University of the Basque Country
    • University of the Basque Country, Spain
  • Nicolas Regnault

    • Department of Physics, Princeton University
    • Princeton University
    • Princeton University, CNRS, ENS Paris
    • Princeto University, Princeton, USA
  • Niels Schroeter

    • Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland
  • Jennifer Cano

    • Stony Brook University
    • Stony Brook University, USA
    • Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University
    • Flatiron Institute; Stony Brook Univ.
    • Department of Physics, Stonybrook University
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University
    • State Univ of NY - Stony Brook
  • Barry Bradlyn

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • Department of Physics, University of Illinois
    • Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
    • Department of Physics and Institute for Condensed Matter Theory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigm
  • Leslie M Schoop

    • Princeton University
    • Princeto University, Princeton, USA
    • Department of Chemistry, Princeton University
  • Claudia Felser

    • Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
    • Max Planck Institute for the Chemical Physics of Solids
    • Solid State Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
    • Max Planck Institute, Dresden, Germany
    • Max Planck, Dresden
    • Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187 Dresden
    • Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids,
  • Andrei B Bernevig

    • Department of Physics, Princeton University
    • Princeton University
    • Princeto University, Princeton, USA
    • Physics, Princeton University