Magneto-optical evidence of tilting effect in coupled Weyl bands

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Hauptverfasser: Moon, Seongphill, Jiang, Yuxuan, Neu, Jennifer, Siegrist, Theo, Ozerov, Mykhaylo, Jiang, Zhigang, Smirnov, Dmitry
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author Moon, Seongphill
Jiang, Yuxuan
Neu, Jennifer
Siegrist, Theo
Ozerov, Mykhaylo
Jiang, Zhigang
Smirnov, Dmitry
author_facet Moon, Seongphill
Jiang, Yuxuan
Neu, Jennifer
Siegrist, Theo
Ozerov, Mykhaylo
Jiang, Zhigang
Smirnov, Dmitry
contents Theories have revealed the universality of the band tilting effect in topological Weyl semimetals (WSMs) and its implications for the material's physical properties. However, the experimental identification of tilted Weyl bands remains much less explored. Here, by combining magneto-infrared optical studies with a four-band coupled Weyl point model, we report spectroscopic evidence of the tilting effect in the well-established WSM niobium phosphide. Specifically, we observe Landau level transitions with rich features that are well reproduced within a model of coupled tilted Weyl points. Our analysis indicates that the tilting effect relaxes the selection rules and gives rise to transitions that would otherwise be forbidden in the non-tilt case. Additionally, we observe unconventional interband transitions with flat and negative magnetic field dispersions, highlighting the importance of coupling between Weyl points. Our results not only emphasize the significance of the tilting effect in the optical responses of WSMs but also demonstrate magneto-optics as an effective tool for probing the tilting effect in electronic band structures.
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spellingShingle Magneto-optical evidence of tilting effect in coupled Weyl bands
Moon, Seongphill
Jiang, Yuxuan
Neu, Jennifer
Siegrist, Theo
Ozerov, Mykhaylo
Jiang, Zhigang
Smirnov, Dmitry
Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Theories have revealed the universality of the band tilting effect in topological Weyl semimetals (WSMs) and its implications for the material's physical properties. However, the experimental identification of tilted Weyl bands remains much less explored. Here, by combining magneto-infrared optical studies with a four-band coupled Weyl point model, we report spectroscopic evidence of the tilting effect in the well-established WSM niobium phosphide. Specifically, we observe Landau level transitions with rich features that are well reproduced within a model of coupled tilted Weyl points. Our analysis indicates that the tilting effect relaxes the selection rules and gives rise to transitions that would otherwise be forbidden in the non-tilt case. Additionally, we observe unconventional interband transitions with flat and negative magnetic field dispersions, highlighting the importance of coupling between Weyl points. Our results not only emphasize the significance of the tilting effect in the optical responses of WSMs but also demonstrate magneto-optics as an effective tool for probing the tilting effect in electronic band structures.
title Magneto-optical evidence of tilting effect in coupled Weyl bands
topic Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.17081