Topological hinge modes in Dirac semimetals

Abstract

Dirac semimetals (DSMs) are an important class of topological states of matter. Here, focusing on DSMs of band inversion type, we investigate their boundary modes from the effective model perspective. We show that in order to properly capture the boundary modes, $k$-cubic terms must be included in the effective model, which would drive an evolution of surface degeneracy manifold from a nodal line to a nodal point. Using first-principles calculations, we demonstrate that this feature and the topological hinge modes can be clearly exhibited in $\beta$-CuI. We further extend the discussion to magnetic DSMs and show that the time-reversal symmetry breaking can gap out the surface bands and hence help to expose the hinge modes in the spectrum, which could be beneficial for the experimental detection of hinge modes.

arXiv comment8 pages, 7 figures

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