Fermi surface of the chiral topological semimetal CoSi

Nico Huber, Sanu Mishra, Ilya Sheikin, Kirill Alpin, Andreas P. Schnyder, Georg Benka, Andreas Bauer, Christian Pfleiderer, and Marc A. Wilde
Phys. Rev. B 109, 205115 – Published 6 May 2024

Abstract

We report a study of the Fermi surface of the chiral semimetal CoSi and its relationship to a network of multifold topological crossing points, Weyl points, and topological nodal planes in the electronic band structure. Combining quantum oscillations in the Hall resistivity, magnetization, and torque magnetization with ab initio electronic structure calculations, we identify two groups of Fermi-surface sheets, one centered at the R point and the other centered at the Γ point. The presence of topological nodal planes at the Brillouin zone boundary enforces topological protectorates on the Fermi-surface sheets centered at the R point. In addition, Weyl points exist close to the Fermi-surface sheets centered at the R and the Γ points. In contrast, topological crossing points at the R point and the Γ point, which have been advertised to feature exceptionally large Chern numbers, are located at a larger distance to the Fermi level. Representing a unique example in which the multitude of topological band crossings has been shown to form a complex network, our observations in CoSi highlight the need for detailed numerical calculations of the Berry curvature at the Fermi level, regardless of the putative existence and the possible character of topological band crossings in the band structure.

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  • Received 19 June 2023
  • Revised 28 March 2024
  • Accepted 29 March 2024

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.109.205115

©2024 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

Nico Huber1,*, Sanu Mishra2,3, Ilya Sheikin2, Kirill Alpin4, Andreas P. Schnyder4, Georg Benka1, Andreas Bauer1,5, Christian Pfleiderer1,5,6, and Marc A. Wilde1,5

  • 1Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Natural Sciences, Physics Department, D-85748 Garching, Germany
  • 2Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI-EMFL), CNRS, UGA, 38042 Grenoble, France
  • 3Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
  • 4Max-Planck-Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstrasse 1, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
  • 5Technical University of Munich, TUM Center for Quantum Engineering (ZQE), D-85748 Garching, Germany
  • 6Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST), D-80799 Munich, Germany

  • *nico.huber@tum.de

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Vol. 109, Iss. 20 — 15 May 2024

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