期刊
PHYSICAL REVIEW B
卷 97, 期 16, 页码 -出版社
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.97.161113
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- National Science Foundation [NSF PHY-1125915]
Topological nodal-line semimetals are characterized by one-dimensional Dirac nodal rings that are protected by the combined symmetry of inversion P and time-reversal T. The stability of these Dirac rings is guaranteed by a quantized +/-pi Berry phase and their low-energy physics is described by a one-parameter family of (2+1)-dimensional quantum field theories exhibiting the parity anomaly. Here we study the Berry-phase supported topological transport of PT-invariant nodal-line semimetals. We find that small inversion breaking allows for an electric-field-induced anomalous transverse current, whose universal component originates from the parity anomaly. Due to this Hall-like current, carriers at opposite sides of the Dirac nodal ring flow to opposite surfaces when an electric field is applied. To detect the topological currents, we propose a dumbbell device, which uses surface states to filter charges based on their momenta. Suggestions for experiments and device applications are discussed.
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