Abstract
We demonstrate a rare nonsymmorphic crystalline symmetry-protected nodal-line semimetallic phase in by acquiring a spatial dependence of the terahertz spectral structure. An extremely low momentum-relaxation scattering rate of emerging from high-mobility Dirac electrons, diversity in the carrier dynamics controlled by the orientation and symmetry of epitaxial thin films, and a group theory analysis corroborate the formation of this phase. The presence of Dirac electrons only along selected crystal orientations of this three-dimensional semimetal uniquely interrelates the symmetry-enforced band crossings, a template that can explore the prevalence of this superior topological phase in complex systems.
- Received 21 November 2021
- Revised 12 September 2022
- Accepted 1 December 2022
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.245135
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