Discussing their work on Weyl semimetals are (left to right) visiting scientist Dominic Imbrenda, James Kolodzey, the UD Charles Black Evans Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, ...

Topological semimetals go thermoelectric 01 Jun 2018 Isabelle Dumé Strong magnetic fields help thermoelectrics harvest heat When topological nodal semimetals are placed in a strong magnetic field, ...

Neutrons reveal the wild Weyl world of semimetals Date: February 20, 2018 Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Summary: The observation of an abnormal state of matter in a 2-D magnetic material ...

Studying three Weyl semimetals of the same family — TaAs, TaP and NbP — reveals how the properties of Weyl points and Fermi arcs depend on the spin–orbit coupling and on surface conditions.

An international team of scientists has discovered an exotic new form of topological state in a large class of 3D semi-metallic crystals called Dirac semimetals. The researchers developed ...

A new topological invariant χ is defined in systems with S4 symmetry to diagnose the existence of Weyl fermions. By calculating χ, the computational cost for searching Weyl semimetals is ...

image: Weyl semimetals are a new type of material between conductors and insulators. New work from UC Davis and Chinese researchers shows that two-dimensional nanobelts of niobium arsenide can ...

In this video, Hasan explains why semimetals containing Weyl fermions could be ideal materials for examining a variety of physical theories. He explains that, for instance, these so-called “Weyl ...

Recent investigations suggest that topological semimetals reveal unique properties that can enable unprecedented functionalities for future electronics. New research results shed light on the ...

Quantum sensors can be used to reveal a surprising new mechanism for converting light into electricity in Weyl semimetals, Boston College Assistant Professor of Physics Brian Zhou and colleagues ...

Topological semimetals give access to new quantum phenomena — for example, massless fermions have not been observed as elementary particles, yet they can be realized in the form of ...