Charge density wave instabilities of type-II Weyl semimetals in a strong magnetic field
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Author(s)
Trescher, Maximilian
Bergholtz, Emil J
Udagawa, Masafumi
Knolle, Johannes
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Shortly after the discovery of Weyl semimetals, properties related to the topology of their bulk band structure have been observed, e.g., signatures of the chiral anomaly and Fermi arc surface states. These essentially single particle phenomena are well understood, but whether interesting many-body effects due to interactions arise in Weyl systems remains much less explored. Here, we investigate the effect of interactions in a microscopic model of a type-II Weyl semimetal in a strong magnetic field. We identify a charge density wave (CDW) instability even for weak interactions stemming from the emergent nesting properties of the type-II Weyl Landau level dispersion. We map out the dependence of this CDW on magnetic field strength. Remarkably, as a function of decreasing temperature, a cascade of CDW transitions emerges and we predict characteristic signatures for experiments.
Date Issued
2017-11-01
Date Acceptance
2017-06-08
Citation
Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics, 2017, 96 (20)
ISSN
1098-0121
Publisher
American Physical Society
Journal / Book Title
Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics
Volume
96
Issue
20
Copyright Statement
Charge density wave instabilities of type-II Weyl semimetals in a strong magnetic field
Maximilian Trescher, Emil J. Bergholtz, Masafumi Udagawa, and Johannes Knolle
Phys. Rev. B 96, 201101(R) – Published 1 November 2017
Maximilian Trescher, Emil J. Bergholtz, Masafumi Udagawa, and Johannes Knolle
Phys. Rev. B 96, 201101(R) – Published 1 November 2017
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Condensed Matter
Physics
FERMION SEMIMETAL
DISCOVERY
ELECTRON
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
201101