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Observation of three-component fermions in the topological semimetal molybdenum phosphide

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  • B. Q. Lv

    (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Z.-L. Feng

    (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Q.-N. Xu

    (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • X. Gao

    (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • J.-Z. Ma

    (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • L.-Y. Kong

    (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • P. Richard

    (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter)

  • Y.-B. Huang

    (Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • V. N. Strocov

    (Paul Scherrer Institute, Swiss Light Source)

  • C. Fang

    (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • H.-M. Weng

    (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter)

  • Y.-G. Shi

    (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • T. Qian

    (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter)

  • H. Ding

    (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter)

Abstract

A new type of fermion, corresponding to a three-fold degeneracy in the electronic band structure of crystalline molybdenum phosphide, is observed, which lies conceptually between Dirac and Weyl fermions.

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  • B. Q. Lv & Z.-L. Feng & Q.-N. Xu & X. Gao & J.-Z. Ma & L.-Y. Kong & P. Richard & Y.-B. Huang & V. N. Strocov & C. Fang & H.-M. Weng & Y.-G. Shi & T. Qian & H. Ding, 2017. "Observation of three-component fermions in the topological semimetal molybdenum phosphide," Nature, Nature, vol. 546(7660), pages 627-631, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:546:y:2017:i:7660:d:10.1038_nature22390
    DOI: 10.1038/nature22390
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    1. Sungjoon Park & Yoonseok Hwang & Hong Chul Choi & Bohm-Jung Yang, 2021. "Topological acoustic triple point," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-9, December.
    2. Xianyang Lu & Zhiyong Lin & Hanqi Pi & Tan Zhang & Guanqi Li & Yuting Gong & Yu Yan & Xuezhong Ruan & Yao Li & Hui Zhang & Lin Li & Liang He & Jing Wu & Rong Zhang & Hongming Weng & Changgan Zeng & Yo, 2024. "Ultrafast magnetization enhancement via the dynamic spin-filter effect of type-II Weyl nodes in a kagome ferromagnet," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.

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