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Minimal models for topological Weyl semimetals
Topological Weyl semimetals (TWS) can be classified as type-I TWS, in which
the density of states vanishes at the Weyl nodes, and type-II TWS where an
electron and a hole pocket meet with finite density of states at the nodal
energy. The dispersions of type-II Weyl nodes are tilted and break Lorentz
invariance, allowing for physical properties distinct from those in a type-I
TWS. We present minimal lattice models for both time-reversal-breaking and
inversion-breaking type-II Weyl semimetals, and investigate their bulk
properties and topological surface states. These lattice models capture the
extended Fermi pockets and the connectivities of Fermi arcs. In addition to the
Fermi arcs, which are topologically protected, we identify surface "track
states" that arise out of the topological Fermi arc states at the transition
from type-I to type-II with multiple Weyl nodes, and persist in the type-II
TWS.Comment: 13 pages, 9 figure
Inhomogeneous metallic phase upon disordering a two dimensional Mott insulator
We find that isoelectronic disorder destroys the spectral gap in a
Mott-Hubbard insulator in 2D leading, most unexpectedly, to a new metallic
phase. This phase is spatially inhomogeneous with metallic behavior coexisting
with antiferromagnetic long range order. Even though the Mott gap in the pure
system is much larger than antiferromagnetic exchange, the spectral gap is
destroyed locally in regions where the disorder potential is high enough to
overcome the inter-electron repulsion thereby generating puddles where charge
fluctuations are enhanced. With increasing disorder, these puddles expand and
concomitantly the states at the Fermi energy get extended leading to a metallic
phase. We discuss the implications of our results for experiments.Comment: (4 pages, 5 figures
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