The monopnictides TaAs and TaP are well-established Weyl semimetals. Yet, a precise assignment of Fermi arcs, accommodating the predicted chiral charge of the bulk Weyl points, has been difficult in these systems, and the topological character of different surface features in the Fermi surface is not fully understood. Here, employing a joint analysis from linear dichroism in angle-resolved photoemission and fast-principles calculations, we unveil the orbital texture on the full Fermi surface of TaP(001). We observe pronounced switches in the orbital texture at the projected Weyl nodes, and show how they facilitate a topological classification of the surface band structure. Our findings establish a critical role of the orbital degrees of freedom in mediating the surface-bulk connectivity in Weyl semimetals.

Min, C., Bentmann, H., Neu, J., Eck, P., Moser, S., Figgemeier, T., et al. (2019). Orbital Fingerprint of Topological Fermi Arcs in the Weyl Semimetal TaP. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 122(11), 116402-116402 [10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.116402].

Orbital Fingerprint of Topological Fermi Arcs in the Weyl Semimetal TaP

Di Sante, D.;
2019

Abstract

The monopnictides TaAs and TaP are well-established Weyl semimetals. Yet, a precise assignment of Fermi arcs, accommodating the predicted chiral charge of the bulk Weyl points, has been difficult in these systems, and the topological character of different surface features in the Fermi surface is not fully understood. Here, employing a joint analysis from linear dichroism in angle-resolved photoemission and fast-principles calculations, we unveil the orbital texture on the full Fermi surface of TaP(001). We observe pronounced switches in the orbital texture at the projected Weyl nodes, and show how they facilitate a topological classification of the surface band structure. Our findings establish a critical role of the orbital degrees of freedom in mediating the surface-bulk connectivity in Weyl semimetals.
2019
Min, C., Bentmann, H., Neu, J., Eck, P., Moser, S., Figgemeier, T., et al. (2019). Orbital Fingerprint of Topological Fermi Arcs in the Weyl Semimetal TaP. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 122(11), 116402-116402 [10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.116402].
Min, C.-H.; Bentmann, H.; Neu, J.N.; Eck, P.; Moser, S.; Figgemeier, T.; Ünzelmann, M.; Kissner, K.; Lutz, P.; Koch, R.J.; Jozwiak, C.; Bostwick, A.; ...espandi
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