Three-dimensional Pentagon Carbon with a genesis of emergent fermions

Chengyong Zhong; Yuanping Chen; Zhi-Ming Yu; Yuee Xie; Han Wang; Shengyuan A. Yang; Shengbai Zhang

doi:10.1038/ncomms15641

Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Three-dimensional Pentagon Carbon with a genesis of emergent fermions

Chengyong Zhong,
Yuanping Chen,
Zhi-Ming Yu,
Yuee Xie,
Han Wang,
Shengyuan A. Yang,
Shengbai Zhang

Affiliations

Chengyong Zhong: School of Physics and Optoelectronics, Xiangtan University
Yuanping Chen: School of Physics and Optoelectronics, Xiangtan University
Zhi-Ming Yu: Research Laboratory for Quantum Materials, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Yuee Xie: School of Physics and Optoelectronics, Xiangtan University
Han Wang: Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Shengyuan A. Yang: Research Laboratory for Quantum Materials, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Shengbai Zhang: Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15641
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Whether carbon allotropes may host emergent topological fermions is unknown. Here, Zhonget al. predict a three-dimensional carbon allotrope entirely composed of pentagon rings, showing a plethora of topological fermions under strain.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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