Nature Communications (Dec 2017)

Type-II Dirac semimetal stabilized by electron-phonon coupling

  • Mirko M. Möller,
  • George A. Sawatzky,
  • Marcel Franz,
  • Mona Berciu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02442-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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How lattice degrees of freedom affect the topological properties of electrons remains rarely explored. Here, Moeller et al. predict non-trivial topological effects in long-lived polaron bands by studying a two-dimensional model stabilized by realistic electron-phonon coupling.