• 文献标题:   Dirac Semimetal Protected by Nonsymmorphic Mirror Symmetries in TPH-Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIANG GL, HE CY, WANG X, SUN LZ, ZHOU P
  • 作者关键词:   2d material, dirac semimetal, nonsymmorphic mirror symmetrie
  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDIRAPID RESEARCH LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1862-6254 EI 1862-6270
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  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1002/pssr.202100039 EA MAY 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Dirac cones in 2D carbon allotropes are generally protected by symmorphic symmetry operations. Herein, it is proposed that TPH-graphene has Dirac cones protected by nonsymmorphic mirror symmetries. This monolayer is composed of tetragonal, pentagonal, and heptagonal carbon rings and exhibits not only good mechanical and dynamic stability but also high energetic stability. The structure has anisotropic mechanical properties, and its Young's modulus is close to that of graphene, up to 291 N m(-1). The Dirac points on high-symmetry lines Gamma-X and X-S are protected by the nonsymmorphic mirror operations { m010|0,1/2,0} and { m100|0,1/2,0}, respectively. The edge states obtained from semi-infinite structures confirm the nontrivial topological nature of these cones. The work reveals that TPH-graphene is an excellent candidate to study nonsymmorphic-symmetry-protected Dirac cones in 2D carbon materials.