Prediction of double-Weyl points in the iron-based superconductor CaKFe4As4
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Prediction of double-Weyl points in the iron-based superconductor CaKFe4As4. / Heinsdorf, Niclas; Christensen, Morten H.; Iraola, Mikel; Zhang, Shang-Shun; Yang, Fan; Birol, Turan; Batista, Cristian D.; Valenti, Roser; Fernandes, Rafael M.
I: Physical Review B, Bind 104, Nr. 7, 075101, 03.08.2021.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Prediction of double-Weyl points in the iron-based superconductor CaKFe4As4
AU - Heinsdorf, Niclas
AU - Christensen, Morten H.
AU - Iraola, Mikel
AU - Zhang, Shang-Shun
AU - Yang, Fan
AU - Birol, Turan
AU - Batista, Cristian D.
AU - Valenti, Roser
AU - Fernandes, Rafael M.
PY - 2021/8/3
Y1 - 2021/8/3
N2 - Employing a combination of symmetry analysis, low-energy modeling, and ab initio simulations, we predict the presence of magnetic-field-induced Weyl points close to the Fermi level in CaKFe4As4. Depending on the relative strengths of the magnetic field and of the spin-orbit coupling, the Weyl fermions can carry a topological charge of +/- 1 or +/- 2, making CaKFe4As4 a rare realization of a double-Weyl semimetal. We further predict experimental manifestations of these Weyl points, both in bulk properties, such as the anomalous Hall effect, and in surface properties, such as the emergence of prominent Fermi arcs. Because CaKFe4As4 displays unconventional fully gapped superconductivity below 30 K, our findings open a route to investigate the interplay between superconductivity and Weyl fermions.
AB - Employing a combination of symmetry analysis, low-energy modeling, and ab initio simulations, we predict the presence of magnetic-field-induced Weyl points close to the Fermi level in CaKFe4As4. Depending on the relative strengths of the magnetic field and of the spin-orbit coupling, the Weyl fermions can carry a topological charge of +/- 1 or +/- 2, making CaKFe4As4 a rare realization of a double-Weyl semimetal. We further predict experimental manifestations of these Weyl points, both in bulk properties, such as the anomalous Hall effect, and in surface properties, such as the emergence of prominent Fermi arcs. Because CaKFe4As4 displays unconventional fully gapped superconductivity below 30 K, our findings open a route to investigate the interplay between superconductivity and Weyl fermions.
KW - TOTAL-ENERGY CALCULATIONS
KW - STATE
KW - DISCOVERY
KW - SEMIMETAL
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.104.075101
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.104.075101
M3 - Journal article
VL - 104
JO - Physical Review B
JF - Physical Review B
SN - 2469-9950
IS - 7
M1 - 075101
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