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Spin Chirality Tuning and Topological Semimetals in Strained HgTe(x)S(1-x)
Tomáš Rauch1, Steven Achilles1, Jürgen Henk1
1Institute of Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Seckendorff-Platz 1, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
Abstract:
By means of detailed electronic structure calculations, we show that strained HgTe(x)S(1-x) alloys show a surprisingly rich topological phase diagram. In the strong topological insulator phase, the spin chirality of the topological nontrivial surface states can be reversed by adjusting the alloy concentration x and the strain. On top of this, we predict two semimetallic topological phases, namely, a Dirac semimetal and a Weyl semimetal. The topological phases are characterized by their Z2 invariants and their mirror Chern numbers.
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