Phononic drumhead surface state in distorted kagome compound RhPb

Abstract

RhPb was initially recognized as one of a CoSn-like compounds with $P6/mmm$ symmetry, containing an ideal kagome lattice of $d$-block atoms. However, theoretical calculations predict the realization of the phonon soft mode which leads to the kagome lattice distortion and stabilization of the structure with $P\bar{6}2m$ symmetry [A. Ptok et al., Phys. Rev. B 104, 054305 (2021)]. Here, we present the single crystal x-ray diffraction results supporting this prediction. Furthermore, we discuss the main dynamical properties of RhPb with $P\bar{6}2m$ symmetry. The bulk phononic dispersion curves contain several flattened bands, Dirac nodal lines, and triple degenerate Dirac points. As a consequence, the phononic drumhead surface state is realized for the (100) surface, terminated by the zigzag-like edge of Pb honeycomb sublattice.

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