Predicted Realization of Cubic Dirac Fermion in Quasi-One-Dimensional Transition-Metal MonoChalcogenides

Abstract

We show that the previously predicted Fermion particle that has no analogue in the standard model of particle theory - the cubically dispersed Dirac semimetal (CDSM) - is realized in a specific, stable solid state system that has been made years ago, but was not appreciated to host such a unique Fermion, composed of six Weyl Fermions, 3 with left-handed and 3 with right-handed chirality. We identified the crystal symmetry constraints and found the space group P63/m as one of the two that can support a CDSM, of which the characteristic band crossing has linear dispersion along the principle axis but cubic dispersion in the plane perpendicular to it. We then conducted a material search using density functional theory identifying a group of quasi-one-dimensional molybdenum mono-chalcogenide compounds A(MoX)3 (A = Na, K, Rb, In, Tl, X = S, Se, Te) as ideal CDSM candidates. Studying the stability of the A(MoX)3 family reveals a few candidates such as Rb(MoTe)3 and Tl(MoTe)3 that are predicted to be resilient to Peierls distortion, thus retaining the metallic character. The combination of one-dimensionality and metallic nature in this family provides a platform for unusual optical signature - polarization dependent metallic vs insulating response.

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