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Record Nr.

UNINA9910739403003321

Autore

Pronin Artem V.

Titolo

Linear Electrodynamic Response of Topological Semimetals [[electronic resource] ] : Experimental Results Versus Theoretical Predicitons / / by Artem V. Pronin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-35637-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (141 pages)

Collana

Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, , 2197-4179 ; ; 199

Disciplina

661.03

Soggetti

Topological insulators

Metals

Condensed matter

Optical spectroscopy

Solid state chemistry

Topological Material

Metals and Alloys

Condensed Matter Physics

Optical Spectroscopy

Solid-State Chemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Theoretical Background -- Nodal-line Semimetals -- Dirac and Weyl Semimetals -- Triple-point Semimetals -- Multifold Semimetals -- Summary.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a model description for the electromagnetic response of topological nodal semimetals and summarizes recent experimental findings in these systems. Specifically, it discusses various types of topological semimetals – Dirac, Weyl, nodal-line, triple-point, and multifold semimetals – and provides description for the characteristic features of the linear electrodynamic response for all these types of materials. Topological semimetals possess peculiar bulk electronic band structure, which leads to unusual electrodynamic response. For example, the low-energy inter-band optical conductivity



of nodal semimetals is supposed to demonstrate power-law frequency dependence and the intra- and inter-band contributions to the conductivity are often mixed. Further, the magneto-optical response is also unusual, because of the non-equidistant spacing between the Landau levels. Finally, in semimetals with chiral electronic bands, e.g. in Weyl semimetals, the simultaneous application of parallel magnetic and electric fields leads to the chiral anomaly, i.e. to a misbalance between the electrons with diffident chiralities. This misbalance affects the electrodynamics properties of the material and can be detected optically. All these points are addressed here in detail. The book is written for a wide audience of physicists, working in the field of topological condensed matter physics. It gives a pedagogical introduction enabling graduate students and non-experts to familiarize themselves with the subject.