Distinguishing the gapped and Weyl semimetal scenario in ZrTe5: Insights from an effective two-band model

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.102.125201" target="_blank" >10.1103/PhysRevB.102.125201</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Distinguishing the gapped and Weyl semimetal scenario in ZrTe5: Insights from an effective two-band model

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Here we study the static and dynamic transport properties of a low-energy two-band model proposed previously in Martino et al. [PRL 122, 217402 (2019)], with an anisotropic in-plane linear momentum dependence and a parabolic out-of-plane dispersion. The model is extended to include a negative band gap, which leads to the emergence of a Weyl semimetal (WSM) state, as opposed to the gapped semimetal (GSM) state when the band gap is positive. We calculate and compare the zero- and finite-frequency transport properties of the GSM and WSM cases. The DC properties that are calculated for the GSM and WSM cases are Drude spectral weight, mobility, and resistivity. We determine their dependence on the Fermi energy and crystal direction. The in- and out-of-plane optical conductivities are calculated in the limit of the vanishing interband relaxation rate for both semimetals. The main common features are an omega(1/2) in-plane and omega(3/2) out-of-plane frequency dependence of the optical conductivity. We seek particular features related to the charge transport that could unambiguously point to one ground state over the other, based on the comparison with the experiment. Differences between the WSM and GSM are in principle possible only at extremely low carrier concentrations and at low temperatures.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Distinguishing the gapped and Weyl semimetal scenario in ZrTe5: Insights from an effective two-band model

Popis výsledku anglicky

Here we study the static and dynamic transport properties of a low-energy two-band model proposed previously in Martino et al. [PRL 122, 217402 (2019)], with an anisotropic in-plane linear momentum dependence and a parabolic out-of-plane dispersion. The model is extended to include a negative band gap, which leads to the emergence of a Weyl semimetal (WSM) state, as opposed to the gapped semimetal (GSM) state when the band gap is positive. We calculate and compare the zero- and finite-frequency transport properties of the GSM and WSM cases. The DC properties that are calculated for the GSM and WSM cases are Drude spectral weight, mobility, and resistivity. We determine their dependence on the Fermi energy and crystal direction. The in- and out-of-plane optical conductivities are calculated in the limit of the vanishing interband relaxation rate for both semimetals. The main common features are an omega(1/2) in-plane and omega(3/2) out-of-plane frequency dependence of the optical conductivity. We seek particular features related to the charge transport that could unambiguously point to one ground state over the other, based on the comparison with the experiment. Differences between the WSM and GSM are in principle possible only at extremely low carrier concentrations and at low temperatures.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10302 - Condensed matter physics (including formerly solid state physics, supercond.)

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Physical Review B

ISSN

2469-9950

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

102

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

12

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

125201

Kód UT WoS článku

000567755200007

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85093364989