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Lorentz-violating type-II Dirac fermions in transition metal dichalcogenide PtTe2
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2017.
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Abstract
- Whether the spin-degenerate counterpart of Lorentz-violating Weyl fermions, the Dirac fermions, can be realized remains as an open question. Here, Yan et al. report experimental evidence of such type-II Dirac fermions in bulk PtTe2 single crystal with a pair of strongly tilted Dirac cones.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723 and 82209545
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.181e5c82209545749f824bab927cf2df
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00280-6