Correlation-driven organic 3D topological insulator with relativistic fermions
| Autor: | Tetsuya Nomoto, Shusaku Imajo, Hiroki Akutsu, Yasuhiro Nakazawa, Yoshimitsu Kohama |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.2208.00631 |
| Popis: | Exploring new topological phenomena and functionalities induced by strong electron correlation has been a central issue in modern condensed-matter physics. One example is a topological insulator (TI) state and its functionality driven by the Coulomb repulsion rather than a spin-orbit coupling. Here, we report a "correlation-driven" TI state realized in an organic zero-gap system $\alpha$-(BETS)$_2$I$_3$. The surface metallic state that emerges at low temperatures exhibits characteristic transport properties of a gapless Dirac semimetal, evidencing the presence of a topological surface state in this compound. Moreover, we observe a topological phase switching between the TI state and non-equilibrium Dirac semimetal state by a dc current, which is a unique functionality of a correlation-driven TI state. Our findings demonstrate that correlation-driven TIs are promising candidates not only for practical electronic devices but also as a field for discovering new topological phenomena and phases. Comment: 36 pages including 10 figures |
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