Observation of three-component fermions in the topological semimetal molybdenum phosphide
B. Q. Lv,
Z.-L. Feng,
Q.-N. Xu,
X. Gao,
J.-Z. Ma,
L.-Y. Kong,
P. Richard,
Y.-B. Huang,
V. N. Strocov,
C. Fang,
H.-M. Weng,
Y.-G. Shi (),
T. Qian () and
H. Ding ()
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B. Q. Lv: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Z.-L. Feng: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Q.-N. Xu: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
X. Gao: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
J.-Z. Ma: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
L.-Y. Kong: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
P. Richard: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Y.-B. Huang: Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
V. N. Strocov: Paul Scherrer Institute, Swiss Light Source
C. Fang: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
H.-M. Weng: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Y.-G. Shi: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
T. Qian: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
H. Ding: Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nature, 2017, vol. 546, issue 7660, 627-631
Abstract:
A new type of fermion, corresponding to a three-fold degeneracy in the electronic band structure of crystalline molybdenum phosphide, is observed, which lies conceptually between Dirac and Weyl fermions.
Date: 2017
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