• 文献标题:   Topological Nodal-Net Semimetal in a Graphene Network Structure
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG JT, NIE SM, WENG HM, KAWAZOE Y, CHEN CF
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0031-9007 EI 1079-7114
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chinese Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   29
  • DOI:   10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.026402
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Topological semimetals are characterized by the nodal points in their electronic structure near the Fermi level, either discrete or forming a continuous line or ring, which are responsible for exotic properties related to the topology of bulk bands. Here we identify by ab initio calculations a distinct topological semimetal that exhibits nodal nets comprising multiple interconnected nodal lines in bulk and have two coupled drumheadlike flat bands around the Fermi level on its surface. This nodal net semimetal state is proposed to be realized in a graphene network structure that can be constructed by inserting a benzene ring into each C-C bond in the bct-C-4 lattice or by a crystalline modification of the (5,5) carbon nanotube. These results expand the realm of nodal manifolds in topological semimetals, offering a new platform for exploring novel physics in these fascinating materials.