12 results on '"Alidoust, Nasser"'
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2. Observation of Weyl fermions in a magnetic non-centrosymmetric crystal.
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Sanchez DS, Chang G, Belopolski I, Lu H, Yin JX, Alidoust N, Xu X, Cochran TA, Zhang X, Bian Y, Zhang SS, Liu YY, Ma J, Bian G, Lin H, Xu SY, Jia S, and Hasan MZ
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The absence of inversion symmetry in non-centrosymmetric materials has a fundamental role in the emergence of a vast number of fascinating phenomena, like ferroelectricity, second harmonic generation, and Weyl fermions. The removal of time-reversal symmetry in such systems further extends the variety of observable magneto-electric and topological effects. Here we report the striking topological properties in the non-centrosymmetric spin-orbit magnet PrAlGe by combining spectroscopy and transport measurements. By photoemission spectroscopy below the Curie temperature, we observe topological Fermi arcs that correspond to projected topological charges of ±1 in the surface Brillouin zone. In the bulk, we observe the linear energy-dispersion of the Weyl fermions. We further observe a large anomalous Hall response in our magneto-transport measurements, which is understood to arise from diverging bulk Berry curvature fields associated with the Weyl band structure. These results establish a novel Weyl semimetal phase in magnetic non-centrosymmetric PrAlGe.
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- 2020
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3. Discovery of a new type of topological Weyl fermion semimetal state in Mo x W 1-x Te 2 .
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Belopolski I, Sanchez DS, Ishida Y, Pan X, Yu P, Xu SY, Chang G, Chang TR, Zheng H, Alidoust N, Bian G, Neupane M, Huang SM, Lee CC, Song Y, Bu H, Wang G, Li S, Eda G, Jeng HT, Kondo T, Lin H, Liu Z, Song F, Shin S, and Hasan MZ
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The recent discovery of a Weyl semimetal in TaAs offers the first Weyl fermion observed in nature and dramatically broadens the classification of topological phases. However, in TaAs it has proven challenging to study the rich transport phenomena arising from emergent Weyl fermions. The series Mo
x W1-x Te2 are inversion-breaking, layered, tunable semimetals already under study as a promising platform for new electronics and recently proposed to host Type II, or strongly Lorentz-violating, Weyl fermions. Here we report the discovery of a Weyl semimetal in Mox W1-x Te2 at x=25%. We use pump-probe angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (pump-probe ARPES) to directly observe a topological Fermi arc above the Fermi level, demonstrating a Weyl semimetal. The excellent agreement with calculation suggests that Mox W1-x Te2 is a Type II Weyl semimetal. We also find that certain Weyl points are at the Fermi level, making Mox W1-x Te2 a promising platform for transport and optics experiments on Weyl semimetals.- Published
- 2016
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4. Observation of the spin-polarized surface state in a noncentrosymmetric superconductor BiPd.
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Neupane M, Alidoust N, Hosen MM, Zhu JX, Dimitri K, Xu SY, Dhakal N, Sankar R, Belopolski I, Sanchez DS, Chang TR, Jeng HT, Miyamoto K, Okuda T, Lin H, Bansil A, Kaczorowski D, Chou F, Hasan MZ, and Durakiewicz T
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Recently, noncentrosymmetric superconductor BiPd has attracted considerable research interest due to the possibility of hosting topological superconductivity. Here we report a systematic high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and spin-resolved ARPES study of the normal state electronic and spin properties of BiPd. Our experimental results show the presence of a surface state at higher-binding energy with the location of Dirac point at around 700 meV below the Fermi level. The detailed photon energy, temperature-dependent and spin-resolved ARPES measurements complemented by our first-principles calculations demonstrate the existence of the spin-polarized surface states at high-binding energy. The absence of such spin-polarized surface states near the Fermi level negates the possibility of a topological superconducting behaviour on the surface. Our direct experimental observation of spin-polarized surface states in BiPd provides critical information that will guide the future search for topological superconductivity in noncentrosymmetric materials.
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- 2016
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5. Signatures of the Adler-Bell-Jackiw chiral anomaly in a Weyl fermion semimetal.
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Zhang CL, Xu SY, Belopolski I, Yuan Z, Lin Z, Tong B, Bian G, Alidoust N, Lee CC, Huang SM, Chang TR, Chang G, Hsu CH, Jeng HT, Neupane M, Sanchez DS, Zheng H, Wang J, Lin H, Zhang C, Lu HZ, Shen SQ, Neupert T, Zahid Hasan M, and Jia S
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Weyl semimetals provide the realization of Weyl fermions in solid-state physics. Among all the physical phenomena that are enabled by Weyl semimetals, the chiral anomaly is the most unusual one. Here, we report signatures of the chiral anomaly in the magneto-transport measurements on the first Weyl semimetal TaAs. We show negative magnetoresistance under parallel electric and magnetic fields, that is, unlike most metals whose resistivity increases under an external magnetic field, we observe that our high mobility TaAs samples become more conductive as a magnetic field is applied along the direction of the current for certain ranges of the field strength. We present systematically detailed data and careful analyses, which allow us to exclude other possible origins of the observed negative magnetoresistance. Our transport data, corroborated by photoemission measurements, first-principles calculations and theoretical analyses, collectively demonstrate signatures of the Weyl fermion chiral anomaly in the magneto-transport of TaAs.
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- 2016
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6. Prediction of an arc-tunable Weyl Fermion metallic state in Mo(x)W(1-x)Te2.
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Chang TR, Xu SY, Chang G, Lee CC, Huang SM, Wang B, Bian G, Zheng H, Sanchez DS, Belopolski I, Alidoust N, Neupane M, Bansil A, Jeng HT, Lin H, and Zahid Hasan M
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A Weyl semimetal is a new state of matter that hosts Weyl fermions as emergent quasiparticles. The Weyl fermions correspond to isolated points of bulk band degeneracy, Weyl nodes, which are connected only through the crystal's boundary by exotic Fermi arcs. The length of the Fermi arc gives a measure of the topological strength, because the only way to destroy the Weyl nodes is to annihilate them in pairs in the reciprocal space. To date, Weyl semimetals are only realized in the TaAs class. Here, we propose a tunable Weyl state in Mo(x)W(1-x)Te2 where Weyl nodes are formed by touching points between metallic pockets. We show that the Fermi arc length can be changed as a function of Mo concentration, thus tuning the topological strength. Our results provide an experimentally feasible route to realizing Weyl physics in the layered compound Mo(x)W(1-x)Te2, where non-saturating magneto-resistance and pressure-driven superconductivity have been observed.
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- 2016
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7. Topological nodal-line fermions in spin-orbit metal PbTaSe2.
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Bian G, Chang TR, Sankar R, Xu SY, Zheng H, Neupert T, Chiu CK, Huang SM, Chang G, Belopolski I, Sanchez DS, Neupane M, Alidoust N, Liu C, Wang B, Lee CC, Jeng HT, Zhang C, Yuan Z, Jia S, Bansil A, Chou F, Lin H, and Hasan MZ
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Topological semimetals can support one-dimensional Fermi lines or zero-dimensional Weyl points in momentum space, where the valence and conduction bands touch. While the degeneracy points in Weyl semimetals are robust against any perturbation that preserves translational symmetry, nodal lines require protection by additional crystalline symmetries such as mirror reflection. Here we report, based on a systematic theoretical study and a detailed experimental characterization, the existence of topological nodal-line states in the non-centrosymmetric compound PbTaSe2 with strong spin-orbit coupling. Remarkably, the spin-orbit nodal lines in PbTaSe2 are not only protected by the reflection symmetry but also characterized by an integer topological invariant. Our detailed angle-resolved photoemission measurements, first-principles simulations and theoretical topological analysis illustrate the physical mechanism underlying the formation of the topological nodal-line states and associated surface states for the first time, thus paving the way towards exploring the exotic properties of the topological nodal-line fermions in condensed matter systems.
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- 2016
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8. A Weyl Fermion semimetal with surface Fermi arcs in the transition metal monopnictide TaAs class.
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Huang SM, Xu SY, Belopolski I, Lee CC, Chang G, Wang B, Alidoust N, Bian G, Neupane M, Zhang C, Jia S, Bansil A, Lin H, and Hasan MZ
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Weyl fermions are massless chiral fermions that play an important role in quantum field theory but have never been observed as fundamental particles. A Weyl semimetal is an unusual crystal that hosts Weyl fermions as quasiparticle excitations and features Fermi arcs on its surface. Such a semimetal not only provides a condensed matter realization of the anomalies in quantum field theories but also demonstrates the topological classification beyond the gapped topological insulators. Here, we identify a topological Weyl semimetal state in the transition metal monopnictide materials class. Our first-principles calculations on TaAs reveal its bulk Weyl fermion cones and surface Fermi arcs. Our results show that in the TaAs-type materials the Weyl semimetal state does not depend on fine-tuning of chemical composition or magnetic order, which opens the door for the experimental realization of Weyl semimetals and Fermi arc surface states in real materials.
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- 2015
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9. Unconventional transformation of spin Dirac phase across a topological quantum phase transition.
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Xu SY, Neupane M, Belopolski I, Liu C, Alidoust N, Bian G, Jia S, Landolt G, Slomski B, Dil JH, Shibayev PP, Basak S, Chang TR, Jeng HT, Cava RJ, Lin H, Bansil A, and Hasan MZ
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The topology of a topological material can be encoded in its surface states. These surface states can only be removed by a bulk topological quantum phase transition into a trivial phase. Here we use photoemission spectroscopy to image the formation of protected surface states in a topological insulator as we chemically tune the system through a topological transition. Surprisingly, we discover an exotic spin-momentum locked, gapped surface state in the trivial phase that shares many important properties with the actual topological surface state in anticipation of the change of topology. Using a spin-resolved measurement, we show that apart from a surface bandgap these states develop spin textures similar to the topological surface states well before the transition. Our results offer a general paradigm for understanding how surface states in topological phases arise from a quantum phase transition and are suggestive for the future realization of Weyl arcs, condensed matter supersymmetry and other fascinating phenomena in the vicinity of a quantum criticality.
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- 2015
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10. Observation of monolayer valence band spin-orbit effect and induced quantum well states in MoX2.
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Alidoust N, Bian G, Xu SY, Sankar R, Neupane M, Liu C, Belopolski I, Qu DX, Denlinger JD, Chou FC, and Hasan MZ
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Transition metal dichalcogenides [corrected] have attracted much attention recently due to their potential applications in spintronics and photonics because of the indirect to direct band gap transition and the emergence of the spin-valley coupling phenomenon upon moving from the bulk to monolayer limit. Here, we report high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy on MoSe2 single crystals and monolayer films of MoS2 grown on highly ordered pyrolytic graphite substrate. Our experimental results resolve the Fermi surface trigonal warping of bulk MoSe2, and provide evidence for the critically important spin-orbit split valence bands of monolayer MoS2. Moreover, we systematically image the formation of quantum well states on the surfaces of these materials, and present a theoretical model to account for these experimental observations. Our findings provide important insights into future applications of transition metal dichalcogenides in nanoelectronics, spintronics and photonics devices as they critically depend on the spin-orbit physics of these materials.
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- 2014
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11. Observation of quantum-tunnelling-modulated spin texture in ultrathin topological insulator Bi2Se3 films.
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Neupane M, Richardella A, Sánchez-Barriga J, Xu S, Alidoust N, Belopolski I, Liu C, Bian G, Zhang D, Marchenko D, Varykhalov A, Rader O, Leandersson M, Balasubramanian T, Chang TR, Jeng HT, Basak S, Lin H, Bansil A, Samarth N, and Hasan MZ
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Understanding the spin-texture behaviour of boundary modes in ultrathin topological insulator films is critically essential for the design and fabrication of functional nanodevices. Here, by using spin-resolved photoemission spectroscopy with p-polarized light in topological insulator Bi2Se3 thin films, we report tunnelling-dependent evolution of spin configuration in topological insulator thin films across the metal-to-insulator transition. We report a systematic binding energy- and wavevector-dependent spin polarization for the topological surface electrons in the ultrathin gapped-Dirac-cone limit. The polarization decreases significantly with enhanced tunnelling realized systematically in thin insulating films, whereas magnitude of the polarization saturates to the bulk limit faster at larger wavevectors in thicker metallic films. We present a theoretical model that captures this delicate relationship between quantum tunnelling and Fermi surface spin polarization. Our high-resolution spin-based spectroscopic results suggest that the polarization current can be tuned to zero in thin insulating films forming the basis for a future spin-switch nanodevice.
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- 2014
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12. Observation of a three-dimensional topological Dirac semimetal phase in high-mobility Cd3As2.
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Neupane M, Xu SY, Sankar R, Alidoust N, Bian G, Liu C, Belopolski I, Chang TR, Jeng HT, Lin H, Bansil A, Chou F, and Hasan MZ
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Symmetry-broken three-dimensional (3D) topological Dirac semimetal systems with strong spin-orbit coupling can host many exotic Hall-like phenomena and Weyl fermion quantum transport. Here, using high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, we performed systematic electronic structure studies on Cd3As2, which has been predicted to be the parent material, from which many unusual topological phases can be derived. We observe a highly linear bulk band crossing to form a 3D dispersive Dirac cone projected at the Brillouin zone centre by studying the (001)-cleaved surface. Remarkably, an unusually high in-plane Fermi velocity up to 1.5×10(6) ms(-1) is observed in our samples, where the mobility is known up to 40,000 cm2 V(-1) s(-1), suggesting that Cd3As2 can be a promising candidate as an anisotropic-hypercone (three-dimensional) high spin-orbit analogue of 3D graphene. Our discovery of the Dirac-like bulk topological semimetal phase in Cd3As2 opens the door for exploring higher dimensional spin-orbit Dirac physics in a real material.
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- 2014
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