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Hui-Jing Zheng

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Single-pair charge-2 Weyl-Dirac composite semimetals

The Nielsen--Ninomiya theorem requires that the total topological chiral charges in a crystal vanish, a constraint typically satisfied by identical nodes like Weyl--Weyl pairs. Whether a minimal heterogeneous configuration -- comprising a single Weyl point (WP) and a single Dirac point (DP) -- can exist in an electronic system has remained unresolved. Here, by systematically classifying all 1651 magnetic space groups (MSGs), we reveal that only 14 MSGs without spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and 10 MSGs with SOC are compatible with this exotic state. Furthermore, for nonmagnetic crystals, this configuration is uniquely realized in the spinless limit of chiral space groups 92 and 96. Guided by this principle, we predict an ideal realization in chiral three-dimensional boron allotropes (SDHBN-B$_{28}$ enantiomers). First-principles calculations unveil a $|C|=2$ WP at the $Γ$ point and a $|C|=2$ DP at the $A$ point, which constitute the only fermions near the Fermi level within a large $2$ eV energy window. Strikingly, the structural chirality rigidly dictates the sign of the topological charges, yielding two ultralong Fermi arcs spanning the surface Brillouin zone. Our work provides a complete crystallographic classification and a definitive material platform for exploring minimal heterogeneous chiral fermions.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Single Pair of Charge-two Weyl Fermions in Chiral Boron Allotropes

The realization of a minimal Weyl semimetal (WSM) hosting a single pair of Weyl points (WPs) has thus far been restricted to magnetic systems, since time-reversal symmetry generally enforces a minimum of four WPs in nonmagnetic materials. Here, combining first-principles calculations with symmetry analysis, we identify two stable boron allotropes, chiral HDSBC-B$_{20}$ and cage-like CR-B$_{12}$, as the first nonmagnetic electronic materials realizing a single pair of WPs in the spinless regime. We show that the interplay between time-reversal symmetry and crystallographic rotation symmetry ($C_4$ or $C_3$) stabilizes exactly one pair of $C=2$ WPs pinned at time-reversal-invariant momenta, thereby circumventing the conventional node-quartet constraint. These double-WPs exhibit linear dispersion along the rotation axis and quadratic dispersion in the perpendicular plane. In HDSBC-B$_{20}$, the sign of the topological charge is directly correlated with structural chirality. Both materials host exceptionally long double Fermi arcs spanning the surface Brillouin zone, providing experimentally accessible signatures. Our findings establish nonmagnetic material platforms for minimal double-Weyl fermions and broaden the landscape of unconventional WSMs.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci