Type-II Dirac states in full Heusler compounds XInPd2 (X = Ti, Zr and Hf)
arXiv:1912.07807 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.100.245151
Abstract
We predict three full Heusler compounds XInPd2 (X = Zr, Hf and Ti) to be potential candidates for type-II Dirac semimetals. The crystal symmetry of these compounds have appropriate chemical environment with a unique interplay of inversion, time reversal and mirror symmetry. These symmetries help to give six pairs of type-II Dirac nodes on the C_4 rotation axis, closely located at/near the Fermi level. Using first principle calculations, symmetry arguments and crystal field splitting analysis, we illustrate the occurrence of such Dirac nodes in these compounds. Bulk Fermi surfaces have been studied to understand the Lorentz symmetry breaking and Lifshitz transition (LT) of Fermi surfaces. Bulk nodes are projected on the (001) and (111) surfaces which form the surface Fermi arcs, that can further be detected by probes such as angle resolved photo-emission and scanning tunneling spectroscopy. By analyzing the evolution of arcs with changing chemical potential, we prove the fragile nature and the absence of topological protection of the Dirac arcs. Our predicted compounds overcome the limitations of the previously reported PtTe2 class of compounds.
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