The Dirac-Weyl semimetal: Coexistence of Dirac and Weyl fermions in polar hexagonal $ABC$ crystals

Abstract

We propose that the noncentrosymmetric LiGaGe-type hexagonal $ABC$ crystal SrHgPb realizes a new type of topological semimetal that hosts both Dirac and Weyl points in momentum space. The symmetry-protected Dirac points arise due to a band inversion and are located on the sixfold rotation $z$-axis, whereas the six pairs of Weyl points related by sixfold symmetry are located on the perpendicular $k_z=0$ plane. By studying the electronic structure as a function of the buckling of the HgPb layer, which is the origin of inversion symmetry breaking, we establish that the coexistence of Dirac and Weyl fermions defines a phase separating two topologically distinct Dirac semimetals. These two Dirac semimetals are distinguished by the ${\mathbb{Z}}_2$ index of the $k_z=0$ plane and the corresponding presence or absence of 2D Dirac fermions on side surfaces. We formalize our first-principles calculations by deriving and studying a low-energy model Hamiltonian describing the Dirac-Weyl semimetal phase. We conclude by proposing several other materials in the non-centrosymmetric $ABC$ material class, in particular SrHgSn and CaHgSn, as candidates for realizing the Dirac-Weyl semimetal.

arXiv comment6 pages, 4 figures + 5 pages of supplemental material

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