Optical Response of Chiral Multifold Semimetal PdGa

Abstract

We present a theoretical study of the band structure and optical conductivity for the chiral multifold semimetal PdGa. We identify several characteristic features in the optical conductivity and provide their origins within the band structure. As experimental optical studies for the mentioned compound have not been reported, we contrast our results with the related compounds, RhSi and CoSi. We believe that the presented hallmarks will provide guidance to future experimental works.

Keywords

• topology
• chirality
• multifold semimetal
• optics
• DFT