標題: Tunable topological semimetallic phases in Kondo lattice systems
作者: Lu, Yen-Wen
Chou, Po-Hao
Chung, Chung-Hou
Mou, Chung-Yu
電子物理學系
Department of Electrophysics
公開日期: 22-Jan-2019
摘要: We exploit topological semimetallic phases resulting from the Kondo screening in Anderson lattice models. It is shown that by including spin-orbit interactions both in the bulk electrons and in the hybridization between the conduction electrons and electrons in the f orbit, all types of topological semimetallic phases can be realized in Anderson lattice models. Specifically, upon either broken time-reversal symmetry or broken inversion symmetry, we find that either the Weyl semimetallic phase, Dirac semimetallic phase, or nodal-ring semimetallic phases always emerge between insulating phases and can be accessed by tuning either temperature or spin-orbit interaction. For Anderson lattice models with general three-dimensional spin-orbit hybridization between the conduction electrons and electrons in the f orbit, we find that Weyl nodal-ring semimetallic phases emerge between strong and weak topological insulating phases. Furthermore, in the presence of an exchange field, Weyl semimetallic phases form after two Weyl points of charge +/- 1 split off from a Dirac point at time-reversal momenta. On the other hand, when the spin-orbit interaction is included in the conduction electron, we find that upon the rotation symmetry being broken with anisotropic hopping amplitudes, a Weyl semimetallic phase emerges with a double Weyl node with charges of +/- 2. Furthermore, the Weyl semimetallic phases with charges of +/- 2 can be tuned into Weyl semimetallic phases with charges of +/- 1 through the inclusion of the Rashba spin-orbit interaction. Our analyses indicate that Anderson lattices with appropriate spin-orbit interactions provide a platform for realizing all types of topological semimetallic phases.
URI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.99.035141
http://hdl.handle.net/11536/148739
ISSN: 2469-9950
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.99.035141
期刊: PHYSICAL REVIEW B
Volume: 99
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