Nordita, Center for Quantum Materials, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University, Roslagstullsbacken 23, SE, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, SE, 751 20, Uppsala, Sweden.
Sci Rep. 2017 Aug 4;7(1):7298. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07374-7.
We combined the group theory and data mining approach within the Organic Materials Database that leads to the prediction of stable Dirac-point nodes within the electronic band structure of three-dimensional organic crystals. We find a particular space group P222 (#19) that is conducive to the Dirac nodes formation. We prove that nodes are a consequence of the orthorhombic crystal structure. Within the electronic band structure, two different kinds of nodes can be distinguished: 8-fold degenerate Dirac nodes protected by the crystalline symmetry and 4-fold degenerate Dirac nodes protected by band topology. Mining the Organic Materials Database, we present band structure calculations and symmetry analysis for 6 previously synthesized organic materials. In all these materials, the Dirac nodes are well separated within the energy and located near the Fermi surface, which opens up a possibility for their direct experimental observation.
我们将群论和数据挖掘方法结合在有机材料数据库中,从而预测了三维有机晶体电子能带结构中稳定的狄拉克点节点。我们发现了一个特殊的空间群 P222(#19),它有利于狄拉克节点的形成。我们证明了节点是正交晶体结构的结果。在电子能带结构中,可以区分出两种不同类型的节点:由晶体对称性保护的 8 重简并狄拉克节点和由能带拓扑保护的 4 重简并狄拉克节点。通过挖掘有机材料数据库,我们为 6 种先前合成的有机材料进行了能带结构计算和对称性分析。在所有这些材料中,狄拉克节点在能量内很好地分离,并位于费米表面附近,这为它们的直接实验观测提供了可能性。