Observation of giant spin-split Fermi-arc with maximal Chern number in the chiral topological semimetal PtGa

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Contributors

  • Mengyu Yao - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • Kaustuv Manna - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • Qun Yang - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • Alexander Fedorov - , Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Vladimir Voroshnin - , Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy (Author)
  • B. Valentin Schwarze - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Jacob Hornung - , Chair of Physics of High Magnetic Fields, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • S. Chattopadhyay - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Zhe Sun - , University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) (Author)
  • Satya N. Guin - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • Jochen Wosnitza - , Clusters of Excellence ct.qmat: Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter, Chair of Physics of High Magnetic Fields, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Author)
  • Horst Borrmann - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • Chandra Shekhar - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • Nitesh Kumar - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • Jörg Fink - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Yan Sun - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)
  • Claudia Felser - , Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (Author)

Abstract

Non-symmorphic chiral topological crystals host exotic multifold fermions, and their associated Fermi arcs helically wrap around and expand throughout the Brillouin zone between the high-symmetry center and surface-corner momenta. However, Fermi-arc splitting and realization of the theoretically proposed maximal Chern number rely heavily on the spin-orbit coupling (SOC) strength. In the present work, we investigate the topological states of a new chiral crystal, PtGa, which has the strongest SOC among all chiral crystals reported to date. With a comprehensive investigation using high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, quantum-oscillation measurements, and state-of-the-art ab initio calculations, we report a giant SOC-induced splitting of both Fermi arcs and bulk states. Consequently, this study experimentally confirms the realization of a maximal Chern number equal to ±4 in multifold fermionic systems, thereby providing a platform to observe large-quantized photogalvanic currents in optical experiments.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number2033
JournalNature communications
Volume11
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2020
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 32341390