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Dirac Line Nodes in Inversion Symmetric Crystals

arXiv:1504.03807 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.036806

Abstract

We propose and characterize a new class of topological semimetals with a vanishing spin--orbit interaction. The proposed topological semimetals are characterized by the presence of bulk one-dimensional (1D) Dirac Line Nodes (DLNs) and two-dimensional (2D) nearly-flat surface states, protected by inversion and time--reversal symmetries. We develop the invariants dictating the presence of DLNs based on parity eigenvalues at the parity--invariant points in reciprocal space. Moreover, using first-principles calculations, we predict DLNs to occur in CuN near the Fermi energy by doping non-magnetic transition metal atoms, such as Zn and Pd, with the 2D surface states emerging in the projected interior of the DLNs. This paper includes a brief discussion of the effects of spin--orbit interactions and symmetry-breaking as well as comments on experimental implications.

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