Anatomy of plasmons in generic Luttinger semimetals

Jing Wang () and Ipsita Mandal ()
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Jing Wang: Tianjin University
Ipsita Mandal: Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (SNIoE)

The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2023, vol. 96, issue 10, 1-16

Abstract: Abstract We investigate the parameter regimes favourable for the emergence of plasmons in isotropic, anisotropic, and band-mass symmetric and asymmetric Luttinger semimetals (LSMs). An LSM harbours a quadratic band-crossing point (QBCP) in its bandstructure, where the upper and lower branches of dispersion are doubly degenerate. While a nonzero temperature (T) can excite particle-hole pairs about the Fermi level due to thermal effects (even at zero doping), a finite doping ( $$\mu $$ μ ) sets the Fermi level away from the QBCP at any T, leading to a finite Fermi surface (rather than a Fermi point). Both these conditions naturally give rise to a finite density of states. A nonzero value of T or $$\mu $$ μ is thus a necessary condition for a plasmon to exist, as otherwise the zero density of states at the QBCP can never lead to the appearance of this collective mode. In addition to T and $$\mu $$ μ , we consider the effects of all possible parameters like cubic anisotropy, band-mass asymmetry, and a material-dependent variable X that is proportional to the mass (of the quasiparticle) and the number of fermion flavours. We implement a random-phase-approximation to compute the quasiparticle decay rate $$ \tau ^{-1} $$ τ - 1 (also known as the inelastic scattering rate) resulting from screened Coulomb interactions. A well-defined sharp peak in the profile of $$\tau ^{-1}$$ τ - 1 signals the appearance of a plasmon. From our results, we conclude that X turns out to be a crucial tuning parameter, as higher values of X assist in the emergence of plasmons. On the other hand, the features are broadly insensitive to cubic anisotropy and band-mass asymmetry. Graphical abstract

Date: 2023
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