Allotropic transition of Dirac semimetal α-Sn to superconductor β-Sn induced by irradiation of focused ion beam

Kohdai Inagaki, Keita Ishihara, Tomoki Hotta +9

Diamond-type structure allotrope α-Sn is attracting much attention as a topological Dirac semimetal (TDS). In this study, we demonstrate that α-Sn undergoes a phase transition to a…