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Topological phase transitions without symmetry indication in NaZnSb[Formula: see text] Bi[Formula: see text]
We study topological phase transitions in tetragonal NaZnSb[Formula: see text] Bi[Formula: see text] , driven by the chemical composition x. Notably, we examine mirror Chern numbers that change without symmetry indicators. First-principles calculations are performed to show that NaZnSb[Formula: see...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9772356/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36543842 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26596-y |
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author | Jeong, Jaemo Kim, Dongwook Kim, Youngkuk |
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description | We study topological phase transitions in tetragonal NaZnSb[Formula: see text] Bi[Formula: see text] , driven by the chemical composition x. Notably, we examine mirror Chern numbers that change without symmetry indicators. First-principles calculations are performed to show that NaZnSb[Formula: see text] Bi[Formula: see text] experiences consecutive topological phase transitions, diagnosed by the strong [Formula: see text] topological index [Formula: see text] and two mirror Chern numbers [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] . As the chemical composition x increases, the topological invariants ([Formula: see text] ) change from (000), (020), (220), to (111) at x = 0.15, 0.20, and 0.53, respectively. A simplified low-energy effective model is developed to examine the mirror Chern number changes, highlighting the central role of spectator Dirac fermions in avoiding symmetry indicators. Our findings suggest that NaZnSb[Formula: see text] Bi[Formula: see text] can be an exciting testbed for exploring the interplay between the topology and symmetry. |
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spelling | pubmed-97723562022-12-23 Topological phase transitions without symmetry indication in NaZnSb[Formula: see text] Bi[Formula: see text] Jeong, Jaemo Kim, Dongwook Kim, Youngkuk Sci Rep Article We study topological phase transitions in tetragonal NaZnSb[Formula: see text] Bi[Formula: see text] , driven by the chemical composition x. Notably, we examine mirror Chern numbers that change without symmetry indicators. First-principles calculations are performed to show that NaZnSb[Formula: see text] Bi[Formula: see text] experiences consecutive topological phase transitions, diagnosed by the strong [Formula: see text] topological index [Formula: see text] and two mirror Chern numbers [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] . As the chemical composition x increases, the topological invariants ([Formula: see text] ) change from (000), (020), (220), to (111) at x = 0.15, 0.20, and 0.53, respectively. A simplified low-energy effective model is developed to examine the mirror Chern number changes, highlighting the central role of spectator Dirac fermions in avoiding symmetry indicators. Our findings suggest that NaZnSb[Formula: see text] Bi[Formula: see text] can be an exciting testbed for exploring the interplay between the topology and symmetry. Nature Publishing Group UK 2022-12-21 /pmc/articles/PMC9772356/ /pubmed/36543842 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26596-y Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Article Jeong, Jaemo Kim, Dongwook Kim, Youngkuk Topological phase transitions without symmetry indication in NaZnSb[Formula: see text] Bi[Formula: see text] |
title | Topological phase transitions without symmetry indication in NaZnSb[Formula: see text] Bi[Formula: see text] |
title_full | Topological phase transitions without symmetry indication in NaZnSb[Formula: see text] Bi[Formula: see text] |
title_fullStr | Topological phase transitions without symmetry indication in NaZnSb[Formula: see text] Bi[Formula: see text] |
title_full_unstemmed | Topological phase transitions without symmetry indication in NaZnSb[Formula: see text] Bi[Formula: see text] |
title_short | Topological phase transitions without symmetry indication in NaZnSb[Formula: see text] Bi[Formula: see text] |
title_sort | topological phase transitions without symmetry indication in naznsb[formula: see text] bi[formula: see text] |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9772356/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36543842 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26596-y |
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