Black Hole Horizon in a Type-III Dirac Semimetal Zn${}_2$In${}_2$S${}_5$

Abstract

Recently, realizing new fermions, such as type-I and type-II Dirac/Weyl fermions in condensed matter systems, has attracted considerable attention. Here we show that the transition state from type-I to type-II Dirac fermions can be viewed as a type-III Dirac fermion, which exhibits unique characteristics, including a Dirac-line Fermi surface with nontrivial topological invariant and critical chiral anomaly effect, distinct from previously known Dirac semimetals. Most importantly, we discover Zn${}_2$In${}_2$S${}_5$ is a type-III Dirac semimetal material, characterized with a pair of Dirac points in the bulk and Fermi arcs on the surface. We further propose a solid-state realization of the black-hole-horizon analogue in inhomogeneous Zn${}_2$In${}_2$S${}_5$ to simulate black hole evaporation with high Hawking temperature. We envision that our findings will stimulate researchers to study novel physics of type-III Dirac fermions, as well as astronomical problems in a condensed matter analogue.

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