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TT: Fachverband Tiefe Temperaturen

TT 61: Topology and Symmetry-Protected Materials (joint session O/MA/TT)

TT 61.7: Hauptvortrag

Donnerstag, 4. April 2019, 16:45–17:15, H24

Quasiparticle interferences on Type I and Type II Weyl semimetal surfaces — •Hao Zheng — School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

A Weyl semimetal is a new topological phase of matter that extends the topological classification beyond insulators, exhibits quantum anomalies, possess exotic surface Fermi arc electron states and provides the first ever realization of Weyl fermions in physics. In a Weyl semimetal, the chirality of the Weyl nodes give rise to topological charges, which can be understood as monopoles and anti-monopoles of Berry flux in momentum space. They are separated in momentum space and are connected only through the crystal boundary by an unusual topological surface state, a Fermi arc. The surface of a Weyl semimetal has been predicted to exhibit interesting tunneling and transport properties, leading to potential electronic and spintronic applications.

We employed scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy to directly visualize the coherent quasiparticle interferences on both type-I and type-II Weyl semimetal surfaces. On NbP (type-I Weyl) surface, we reveal that the surface interference channels are restricted by their surface spin and/or orbit textures and discover the existence of surface Dirac cones. On Mo_xW_1−xTe₂ (type-II Weyl), the topological Fermi arc derived quantum interference is clearly discerned. Our results may pave a new way towards the future research on a Weyl fermion related surface transport phenomena and devices.