Weyl-loop half metal in Li${}_3$(FeO${}_3$)${}_2$

Abstract

Nodal-line metals and semimetals, as interesting topological states of matter, have been mostly studied in nonmagnetic materials. Here, based on first-principles calculations and symmetry analysis, we predict that fully spin-polarized Weyl loops can be realized in the half metal state for the three-dimensional material Li${}_3$(FeO${}_3$)${}_2$. We show that this material has a ferromagnetic ground state, and it is a half metal with only a single spin channel present near the Fermi level. The spin-up bands form two separate Weyl loops close to the Fermi level, which arise from band inversions and are protected by the glide mirror symmetry. One loop is of type-I, whereas the other loop is of hybrid type. Corresponding to these two loops in the bulk, on the (100) surface, there exist two fully spin-polarized drumheads of surface states within the surface projections of the loops. The effects of the electron correlation and the spin-orbit coupling, as well as the possible hourglass Weyl chains in the nonmagnetic state have been discussed. The realization of fully spin-polarized Weyl-loop fermions in the bulk and drumhead fermions on the surface for a half metal may generate promising applications in spintronics.

arXiv comment8 pages, 9 figures

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