Symmetry demanded topological nodal-line materials

• Published in: Advances in physics: X Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 1414631
• Main Authors: Yang, Shuo-Ying, Yang, Hao, Derunova, Elena, Parkin, Stuart S. P., Yan, Binghai, Ali, Mazhar N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 01.01.2018; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: 03.65.Vf - Phases: geometric; 31.10.+z - Theory of electronic structure; 31.15.E- - Density functional theory - The electronic structure discussions are reliant on DFT calculations carried out and shown in the paper; 72.15.-v - Electronic conduction in metals and alloys - The discussion of the electronic conduction of Dirac/Weyl/Line Node phases merits this category; and chemical binding - We heavily discuss the electronic structure of various topological materials and how they are created; band structure; dynamic or topological - Since we are heavily discussing various topological phases; electronic transitions; nodal-line; spin-orbit coupling; symmetry; this category is a close fit; Topology

The realization of Dirac and Weyl physics in solids has made topological materials one of the main focuses of condensed matter physics. Recently, the topic of topological nodal line semimetals, materials in which Dirac or Weyl-like crossings along special lines in momentum space create either a clos...