Dynamical time-reversal and inversion symmetry breaking, dimensional crossover, and chiral anomaly in $\alpha$-(BEDT-TTF)${}_2$I${}_3$

Abstract

In most Dirac semimetals, time-reversal and inversion symmetries are believed to play a crucial role in their stability. We demonstrate that these symmetries are broken in Dirac fermions in the organic conductor $\alpha$-(BEDT-TTF)${}_2$I${}_3$ due to the strong electronic correlation. The system is a three-dimensional type-II Dirac semimetal in the coherent inter-layer tunneling regime. A chiral anomaly is predicted to be observed in the magnetoresistance when the magnetic field is tuned to the inter-layer tunneling direction. Our result suggests that $\alpha$-(BEDT-TTF)${}_2$I${}_3$ is a useful platform to explore the interplay between the chiral anomaly and the strong correlation and/or dimensionality.

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