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Magnetic-Field-Induced Relativistic Properties in Type-I and Type-II Weyl Semimetals.
- Source :
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Physical Review Letters . 8/19/2016, Vol. 117 Issue 8, p1-1. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- We investigate Weyl semimetals with tilted conical bands in a magnetic field. Even when the cones are overtilted (type-II Weyl semimetal), Landau-level quantization can be possible as long as the magnetic field is oriented close to the tilt direction. Most saliently, the tilt can be described within the relativistic framework of Lorentz transformations that give rise to a rich spectrum, displaying new transitions beyond the usual dipolar ones in the optical conductivity. We identify particular features in the latter that allow one to distinguish between semimetals of different types. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MAGNETIC fields
*WEYL fermions
*QUANTIZATION (Physics)
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00319007
- Volume :
- 117
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Physical Review Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 118978451
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.086402