Hyperbolic Non-Abelian Semimetal

Tarun Tummuru, Anffany Chen, Patrick M. Lenggenhager, Titus Neupert, Joseph Maciejko, and Tomáš Bzdušek
Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 206601 – Published 14 May 2024

Abstract

We extend the notion of topologically protected semi-metallic band crossings to hyperbolic lattices in a negatively curved plane. Because of their distinct translation group structure, such lattices are associated with a high-dimensional reciprocal space. In addition, they support non-Abelian Bloch states which, unlike conventional Bloch states, acquire a matrix-valued Bloch factor under lattice translations. Combining diverse numerical and analytical approaches, we uncover an unconventional scaling in the density of states at low energies, and illuminate a nodal manifold of codimension five in the reciprocal space. The nodal manifold is topologically protected by a nonzero second Chern number, reminiscent of the characterization of Weyl nodes by the first Chern number.

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  • Received 3 August 2023
  • Revised 29 February 2024
  • Accepted 28 March 2024

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.206601

© 2024 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

Tarun Tummuru1,*, Anffany Chen2,*, Patrick M. Lenggenhager1,3,4,5,*, Titus Neupert1, Joseph Maciejko2,6, and Tomáš Bzdušek1,3,†

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
  • 2Department of Physics & Theoretical Physics Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
  • 3Condensed Matter Theory Group, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
  • 4Institute for Theoretical Physics, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
  • 5Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Nöthnitzer Str. 38, 01187 Dresden, Germany
  • 6Quantum Horizons Alberta, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada

  • *These authors contributed equally to this letter.
  • tomas.bzdusek@uzh.ch

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Vol. 132, Iss. 20 — 17 May 2024

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