Coexistence of Dirac and Weyl points in non-centrosymmetric semimetal NbIrTe_(4)

Using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations methods,we investigate the electronic structures and topological properties of ternary tellurides NbIrTe_(4),a candidate for type-II Weyl semimetal.We demonstrate the presence of several Fermi arcs connecting their corresponding Weyl points on both termination surfaces of the topological material.Our analysis reveals the existence of Dirac points,in addition to Weyl points,giving both theoretical and experimental evidences of the coexistence of Dirac and Weyl points in a single material.These findings not only confirm NbIrTe_(4) as a unique topological semimetal but also open avenues for exploring novel electronic devices based on its coexisting Dirac and Weyl fermions.

Pressure induced insulator to metal transition in quantum spin liquid candidate NaYbS_(2)

Pressure induced insulator to metal transition followed by the appearance of superconductivity has been observed recently in inorganic quantum spin liquid candidate NaYbSe_(2).In this paper,we study the properties of isostructural compound NaYbS_(2)under pressure.It is found that the resistance of Na YbS_(2)single crystal exhibits an insulating state below 82.9 GPa,but with a drop of more than six orders of magnitude at room temperature.Then a minimum of resistance is observed at about 100.1 GPa and it moves to lower temperature with further compression.Finally,a metallic state in the whole temperature range is observed at about 130.3 GPa accompanied by a non-Fermi liquid behavior below 100 K.The insulator to metal transition,non-monotonic resistance feature and non-Fermi liquid behavior of NaYbS_(2)under pressure are similar to those of NaYbSe_(2),suggesting that these phenomena might be the universal properties in NaLnCh_(2)(Ln=rare earth,Ch=O,S,Se)system.

Superconductivity and Normal-State Properties of Kagome Metal RbV_(3)Sb_(5) Single Crystals

We report the discovery of superconductivity and detailed normal-state physical properties of RbV_(3)Sb_(5) single crystals with V kagome lattice.RbV_(3)Sb_(5) single crystals show a superconducting transition at Tc~0.92 K.Meanwhile,resistivity,magnetization and heat capacity measurements indicate that it exhibits anomalies of properties at T*~102-103 K,possibly related to the formation of charge ordering state.When T is lower than T*,the Hall coefficient RH undergoes a drastic change and sign reversal from negative to positive,which can be partially explained by the enhanced mobility of hole-type carriers.In addition,the results of quantum oscillations show that there are some very small Fermi surfaces with low effective mass,consistent with the existence of multiple highly dispersive Dirac band near the Fermi energy level.

Rare-Earth Chalcogenides:A Large Family of Triangular Lattice Spin Liquid Candidates

Frustrated quantum magnets are expected to host many exotic quantum spin states like quantum spin liquid（QSL）, and have attracted numerous interest in modern condensed matter physics. The discovery of the triangular lattice spin liquid candidate YbMgGaO_4 stimulated an increasing attention on the rare-earth-based frustrated magnets with strong spin-orbit coupling. Here we report the synthesis and characterization of a large family of rare-earth chalcogenides AReCh_2（A = alkali or monovalent ions, Re = rare earth, Ch = O,S,Se）. The family compounds share the same structure（R3 m） as YbMgGaO_4,and antiferromagnetically coupled rare-earth ions form perfect triangular layers that are well separated along the c-axis. Specific heat and magnetic susceptibility measurements on NaYbO_2,NaYbS_2 and NaYbSe_2 single crystals and polycrystals, reveal no structural or magnetic transition down to 50 mK. The family, having the simplest structure and chemical formula among the known QSL candidates, removes the issue on possible exchange disorders in YbMgGaO_4. More excitingly, the rich diversity of the family members allows tunable charge gaps, variable exchange coupling, and many other advantages.This makes the family an ideal platform for fundamental research of QSLs and its promising applications.

S-Wave Superconductivity in Kagome Metal CsV_(3)Sb_(5) Revealed by ^(121/123)Sb NQR and ^(51)V NMR Measurements

We report ^(121/123)Sb nuclear quadrupole resonance(NQR)and ^(51)V nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)measurements on kagome metal CsV_(3)Sb_(5) with T_(c)=2.5 K.Both ^(51)V NMR spectra and ^(121/123)Sb NQR spectra split after a charge density wave(CDW)transition,which demonstrates a commensurate CDW state.The coexistence of the high temperature phase and the CDW phase between 91 K and 94 K manifests that it is a first-order phase transition.At low temperature,electric-field-gradient fluctuations diminish and magnetic fluctuations become dominant.Superconductivity emerges in the charge order state.Knight shift decreases and 1/T_(1)T shows a Hebel–Slichter coherence peak just below T_(c),indicating that CsV_(3)Sb_(5) is an s-wave superconductor.

Quaternary antiferromagnetic Ba2BiFeS5 with isolated FeS4 tetrahedra

We report the detailed physical properties of quaternary compound Ba2BiFeS5 with the key structural ingredient of isolated FeS4 tetrahedra.Magnetization and heat capacity measurements clearly indicate that Ba2BiFeS5 has a paramagnetic to antiferromagnetic transition at about 30 K.The calculated magnetic entropy above ordering temperature is much smaller than theoretical value for high-spin Fe^3+ion with S=5/2,implying the possible short-range antiferromagnetic fluctuation in Ba2BiFeS5.

Quantization of the band at the surface of charge density wave material 2H-TaSe_(2)

By using angle-resolvea photoemission spectroscopy(ARPES) combined with the first-principies electronic structure calculations,we report the quantized states at the surface of a single crystal 2 H-TaSe_(2).We have observed sub-bands of quantized states at the three-dimensional Brillouin zone center due to a highly dispersive band with light effective mass along k_(z) direction.The quantized sub-bands shift upward towards E_(F) while the bulk band at Γ shifts downward with the decrease of temperature across charge density wave(CDW) formation.The band shifts could be intimately related to the CDW.While neither the two-dimensional Fermi-surface nesting nor purely strong electron-phonon coupling can explain the mechanism of CDW in 2 H-TaSe_(2),our experiment may ignite the interest in understanding the CDW mechanism in this family.

Superconductivity in Kagome Metal YRu_(3)Si_(2)with Strong Electron Correlations

We report the detailed physical properties of YRu_(3)Si_(2)with the Ru kagome lattice at normal and superconducting states.The results of resistivity and magnetization show that YRu_(3)Si_(2)is a type-II bulk superconductor with T_(c)~3.0 K.The specific heat measurement further suggests that this superconductivity could originate from the weak or moderate electron-phonon coupling.On the other hand,both large Kadawaki–Woods ratio and Wilson ratio indicate that there is a strong electron correlation effect in this system,which may have a connection with the featured flat band of kagome lattice.

Pressure-Induced Superconductivity in Flat-Band Kagome Compounds Pd_(3)P_(2)(S_(1−x)Se_(x))_(8)

We performed high-pressure transport studies on the flat-band Kagome compounds,Pd_(3)P_(2)(S_(1−x)Se_(x))_(8)(x=0,0.25),with a diamond anvil cell.For both compounds,the resistivity exhibits an insulating behavior with pressure up to 17GPa.With pressure above 20GPa,a metallic behavior is observed at high temperatures in Pd_(3)P_(2)S_(8),and superconductivity emerges at low temperatures.The onset temperature of superconducting transition T_(C) rises monotonically from 2K to 4.8K and does not saturate with pressure up to 43GPa.For the Se-doped compound Pd_(3)P_(2)(S_(0.75)Se_(0.25))_(8),the T_(C) is about 1.5K higher than that of the undoped one over the whole pressure range,and reaches 6.4K at 43GPa.The upper critical field with field applied along the c axis at typical pressures is about 50%of the Pauli limit,suggesting a 3D superconductivity.The Hall coefficient in the metallic phase is low and exhibits a peaked behavior at about 30 K,which suggests either a multi-band electronic structure or an electron correlation effect in the system.

Physical Properties of[A6Cl][Fe24Se26](A=K,Rb)with Self-Similar Structure

We have successfully synthesized two novel compounds[A6Cl][Fe24Se26](A=K,Rb).The key structural units of them are FeSe octamers,consisting of edge-shared FeSe4 tetrahedra.Two kinds of FeSe octamer layers with different connection configurations stack along the c axis,forming a three-dimensional(3D)TiAl3-type structure.Interestingly,the 3D structural topology of these ocatmers in one unit cell is similar to the local atomic arrangement of themselves,i.e.,self-similarity in structure.Physical property characterizations indicate that both the compounds exhibit insulating antiferromagnetism with Neel temperatures Tn^110K and 75K for[K6Cl][Fe24Se26]and[Rb6Cl][Fe24Se26].

Physical Properties of Half-Heusler Antiferromagnet MnPtSn Single Crystal

We report the growth of ternary half-Heusler MnPtSn single crystals and detailed study on its structural and physical properties.MnPtSn single crystal has a larger lattice parameter than that in polycrystal and it exhibits antiferromagnetism with transition temperature TN at about 215 K,distinctly different from the ferromagnetism of MnPtSn polycrystal.Hall resistivity measurement indicates that the dominant carriers are hole-type and the nearly temperature-independent carrier concentration reaches about 2.86×10^22 cm^-3 at 5 K.Moreover,the carrier mobility is also rather low(4.7 cm^2·V^-1s^-1 at 5 K).The above results strongly suggest that the significant Mn/Sn anti-site defects,i.e.,the content of Mn in MnPtSn single crystal,play a vital role on structural,magnetic and transport properties.

Giant topological Hall effect of ferromagnetic kagome metal Fe3Sn2

We present the experiment observation of a giant topological Hall effect(THE)in a frustrated kagome bilayer magnet Fe3Sn2.The negative topologically Hall resistivity appears when the field is below 1.3 T and it increases with increasing temperature up to 300 K.Its maximum absolute value reaches^2.01μΩ·cm at 300 K and 0.76 T.The origins of the observed giant THE can be attributed to the coexistence of the field-induced skyrmion state and the non-collinear spin configuration,possibly related to the magnetic frustration interaction in Fe3Sn2.

Tri-hexagonal charge order in kagome metal CsV_(3)Sb_(5) revealed by (121)Sb nuclear quadrupole resonance

We report ^(121)Sb nuclear quadrupole resonance(NQR)measurements on kagome superconductor CsV_(3)Sb_(5) with Tc=2.5 K.^(121)Sb NQR spectra split after a charge density wave(CDW)transition at 94 K,which demonstrates a commensurate CDW state.The coexistence of the high temperature phase and the CDW phase between 91 K and 94 K manifests that it is a first order phase transition.The CDW order exhibits tri-hexagonal deformation with a lateral shift between the adjacent kagome layers,which is consistent with 2×2×2 superlattice modulation.The superconducting state coexists with CDW order and shows a conventional s-wave behavior in the bulk state.

Structures and Physical Properties of V-Based Kagome Metals CsV_(6)Sb_(6)and Cs V_(8)Sb_(12)

We report two new members of V-based kagome metals CSV_(6)Sb_(6)and CsV_(8)Sb_(12).The most striking structural feature of CSV_(6)Sb_(6)is the V kagome bilayers.For CsV_(8)Sb_(12),there is an intergrowth of two-dimensional V kagome layers and one-dimensional V chains,and the latter ones lead to the orthorhombic symmetry of this material.Further measurements indicate that these two materials exhibit metallic and Pauli paramagnetic behaviors.More importantly,different from CSV_(3) Sb_(5),the charge density wave state and superconductivity do not emerge in CSV_(6)Sb_(6)and CsV_(8)Sb_(12)when temperature is above 2 K.Small magnetoresistance with saturation behavior and linear field dependence of Hall resistivity at high field and low temperature suggest that the carriers in both materials should be uncompensated with much different concentrations.The discovery of these two new V-based kagome metals sheds light on the exploration of correlated topological materials based on kagome lattice.

手性晶体CoSi中拓扑费米弧的电荷不稳定性

拓扑边界态出现在拓扑非平庸态和平庸态之间的边界上,通常是无间隙的或被称为金属态.例如,拓扑绝缘体的表面态是无间隙的狄拉克态.这些金属拓扑边界态往往可以被近自由费米子很好的描述.如果拓扑边界态具有显著的电子-电子相互作用的行为,无间隙的边界态会转变为有间隙的有序态,例如密度波态或超导态,这在理论上是非常有趣的,但目前还缺少相关的实验证据.本文报道了在Co Si(001)表面观察到了电子-电子相互作用驱动的、在拓扑边界态上形成的非公度电荷密度波(CDW). CDW的波矢随温度的变化而变化,这与拓扑表面费米弧随温度的演化相吻合. CDW相的取向由费米弧的手性决定,这暗示了CDW与费米弧之间存在直接的联系.该发现将促进在拓扑材料边界上寻找更多相互作用驱动的有序态,例如超导和磁性.

Magnetoresistance anomaly in Fe_(5)GeTe_(2)homo-junctions induced by its intrinsic transition

Two-dimensional van der Waals(2D vdW)magnets have attracted great attention recently and possess the unprecedented advantages of incorporating high-quality vdW heterostructures and homostructures into spintronic devices,and exploring various physical phenomena or technologies.Among them,Fe_(5)GeTe_(2)(F5GT)has ferromagnetic order close to room temperature,however the magnetic properties near its intrinsic transitions and F5GT-based 2D devices remain mostly unexplored.Here,we systematically demonstrate the peculiar magnetic properties of Fe_(5)GeTe_(2)nanoflakes near its intrinsic transition temperature(Tp)which is far lower than its Curie temperature(TC)of~265 K,and firstly discover anomalous magnetoresistance effect in F5GT homo-junctions by magneto-transport measurements.The strongest anomalous Hall effect occurs around Tp which is located in a temperature range from 130 to 160 K for the F5GT nanoflakes with different thicknesses.Furthermore,negative magnetoresistance(N-MR)and butterfly-shaped magnetoresistance(B-MR)are observed in F5GT homo-junction devices,and they appeared only in an intermediate temperature range from 110 to 160 K,noticeably showing the maxima near the T_(p)rather than the lowest temperature.Our experimental results clearly reveal the significant influence of intrinsic transitions on magnetic properties of F5GT and magnetoresistance effect in F5GT homo-junction devices,which imply a new strategy to achieve highperformance 2D spintronic devices by tuning intrinsic magnetic or structural transitions in 2D vdW magnets.

Chiral Pair Density Waves with Residual Fermi Arcs in RbV_(3)Sb_(5)

The chiral 2×2 charge order has been reported and confirmed in the kagome superconductor RbV_(3)Sb_(5),while its interplay with superconductivity remains elusive owing to its lowest superconducting transition temperature Tc of about 0.85K in the AV_(3)Sb_(5) family(A=K,Rb,Cs)that severely challenges electronic spectroscopic probes.Here,utilizing dilution-refrigerator-based scanning tunneling microscopy down to 30 mK,we observe chiral 2×2 pair density waves with residual Fermi arcs in RbV_(3)Sb_(5).We find a superconducting gap of 150 μeV with substantial residual in-gap states.The spatial distribution of this gap exhibits chiral 2×2 modulations,signaling a chiral pair density wave(PDW).Our quasi-particle interference imaging of the zero-energy residual states further reveals arc-like patterns.We discuss the relation of the gap modulations with the residual Fermi arcs under the space-momentum correspondence between PDW and Bogoliubov Fermi states.

Frustrated ferromagnetic transition in AB-stacked honeycomb bilayer

In two-dimensional(2D) ferromagnets, anisotropy is essential for the magnetic ordering as dictated by the Mermin-Wagner theorem. But when competing anisotropies are present, the phase transition becomes nontrivial. Here, utilizing highly sensitive susceptometry of scanning superconducting quantum interference device microscopy, we probe the spin correlations of ABC-stacked Cr Br3under zero magnetic field. We identify a plateau feature in susceptibility above the critical temperature(TC) in thick samples.It signifies a crossover regime induced by the competition between easy-plane intralayer exchange anisotropy versus uniaxial interlayer anisotropy. The evolution of the critical behavior from the bulk to 2D shows that the competition between the anisotropies is magnified in the reduced dimension. It leads to a strongly frustrated ferromagnetic transition in the bilayer with fluctuation on the order of TC, which is distinct from both the monolayer and the bulk. Our observation demonstrates unconventional 2D critical behavior on a honeycomb lattice.

Large magnetocaloric effect in van der Waals crystal CrBr3

We study the magnetocaloric effect (MCE) in van der Waals (vdW) crystal CrBr3.Bulk CrBr3 exhibits a second-order paramagnetic-ferromagnetic phase transition with TC =33 K.The maximum magnetic entropy change-△SM near TC is about 7.2 J.kg-1.K-1 with the maximum adiabatic temperature change △Tadmax =2.37 K and the relative cooling power RCP =191.5 J.kg-1 at μoH =5 T,all of which are remarkably larger than those in CrI3.These results suggest that the vdW crystal CrBr3 is a promising candidate for the low-dimensional magnetic refrigeration in low temperature region.

Physical prope rties of qua ternary compounds Gd2CoAl4T2 (T = Si, Ge) single crystals

We have synthesized and investigated physical properties of two new quaternary compounds Gd2CoAl4T2 (T = Si, Ge) single crystals, which are isostructural to Tb2NiAl4Ge2 and Er2CoAl4Ge2. The most important structural feature of these materials is the anti-CaF2-type CoAl4T2 slabs. These materials show metallic behavior below 300 K and there is a long-range antiferromagnetic (AFM) transition appearing at 20 and 27 K for GdCoAl4Ge2 and Gd2CoAl4Si2, respectively. Resistivity and heat capacity measurements also confirm these bulk AFM transitions. Further analysis indicates that this long-range antiferromagnetism should result from the magnetic interaction between local moments of Gd^3+ ions.